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A  PRACTICAL  SYSTEM 


—  OF- 


Colt  Training 


-ALSO    THE- 


BEST    METHODS    OF    SUBDUING   WILD    AND 
VICIOUS  HORSES. 


BY  JESSE  BEERY. 


WITH  ILLUSTRATIONS, 

SHOWING       MODES       OF       PROCEDURE       AND      REQUTSITE 

APPLTANCES!. 


Entered  according  to  Act  of  Congress 

in  the  year  1896, 

By  Jesse  Beebt,  of  Pleasant  Hill,  Ohio, 

In  the  Office  of  the  Librarian  of 

Congress, 

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TABLE  OF  CONTENTS. 

PAGE. 

Introduction G 

CHAPTER  I. 

Colt  Training 10 

CHAPTER  II. 

Subjection 21) 

CHAPTER  III. 

Kicking 45 

CHAPTER  IV. 

Balking 05 

CHAPTER  V. 

Shying 75 

CHAPTER  VI. 

Running  Away 88 

CHAPTER   VIL 

Bad  to  Shoe 87 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

Halter  Pulling .....101 

CHAPTER  IX. 

Description  of  Appliances ; 107 

CHAPTER  X. 

Promiscuous  Vices 116 

CHAPTER  XI. 

The  Overcheck  and  Curb  Bit 141 

CHAPTER  XII. 

Teaching  Tricks 152 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

Personal  Experiences 171 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

Testimony  of  Others 187 

Timely  Facts  and  Maxims 236 

Appendix 240 


INTRODUCTION, 


M}'  object  in  publishing  this  book,  is  to  teach 
persons  who  desire  to  learn,  how  properly  to  train  a 
colt,  and  to  give  some  practical  points  and  ideas  in 
subduing  and  educating  horses  that  have  acquired 
bad  habits,  viz:  Kicking,  Balking,  Sh3dng,  Eunning 
away.  Halter  Pulling,  and  vices  of  every  description, 
that  horses  are  so  liable  to  fall  into  when  they  are 
improperly  handled. 

The  brutish  man  whose  coarse  nature  makes  him 
desire  to  beat,  jerk,  kick,  swear  at,  and  otherwise  ill- 
treat  his  horse,  will  -find  nothing  in  this  book  to  en- 
courage him  to  continue  his  brutal  treatment,  and 
will  therefore  not  find  anj-thing  to  interest  or  profit 
him.  The  only  hope  I  have  of  that  man  i?,  that  I 
may  sell  him  a  book  (at  the  regular  price)  and  that  the 
book  may  fall  into  the  hands  of  his  sons,  and^that  they 
may  know  more  at  sixteen  than  their  father  at  forty; 
and  thus  save  many  a  colt  from  abuse  and  being 
worthless. 

The  plan  I  use  in  teaching  my  System  of  Colt 
Training  and  demonstrating  the  different  UK-thods  of 
subduing  vicious  horses  is  as  follows:  I  ha\e  a  large 
tent  that  I  instruct  classes  in.     I  then  take  a  green 


INTP.ODl'CTION.  7 

colt  (one  iliat  has  never  had  a  bridle  on),  of  some  one 
oi'  the  schoL^rs  and  give  it  its  first  few  lessons  before 
the  class,  to  teach  the  class  my  system  of  training, 
and  to  show  them  hoAV  fast  a  colt  will  learn,  and  how 
well  it  will  remember  its  training  when  given  short 
lessons  and  taught  but  one  idea  at  a  time.  In  connec- 
tion with  teaching  my  system  of  colt  training,  I  would 
demonstrate  methods  of  subjection  upon  all  kinds  of 
vicious  horses,  and  if  there  were  any  extremely  ugly, 
bad  horses  in  the  country,  those  were  the  ones  that 
were  brought  out  for  treatment. 

These  are  only  object  lessons  for  you;  to  learn 
how  to  do  it  you  must  do  it  yourself.  It  is  the  pur- 
pose of  this  book  by  short  and  clear  directions,  and 
by  tlie  illustrations,  to  aid  you  in  putting  into  prac- 
tice what  3^ou  learn  and  have  seen  or  will  see  me  do. 

To  profit  b}^  what  you  learn  you  must  necessar- 
ily put  your  learning  into  practice.  The  man  who 
.can  read  and  write,  and  does  not  read  and  wTite,  is 
only  equal  to  him  who  cannot  read  and  write.  If  you 
learn  how  to  educate  a  horse,  you  and  the  horse  will 
not  be  benefited  unless  you  educate  him.  But  if  you 
teach  and  educate  him  properly,  he  is  the  more  willing, 
and  at  the  same  time  more  valuable  servant,  and  you 
a  happier  and  wealthier  man.  The  horse  is  a  servant, 
and  his  value  depends  upon  his  docility,  willingness. 


8  INTKODl'CTIOxV. 

ready  obedience,  beauty,  speed,  streiigtli,  and  endur- 
ance, in  abont  the  order  named. 

The  horse  can  be  taught  words  of  command  only 
by  associating  tliem  with  an  action,  as  we  have  only 
the  whip  and  lines  as  the  principal  means  for  teach- 
ing the  commands  necessary  for  him  to  know.  If  he 
has  confidence  in  his  master,  and  understands  what  he 
wants  of  liim,  lie  will  be  ready  and  willing  to  obey 
every  command  that  is  given  him.  But  if  you  say 
Whoa!  when  you  want  him  to  go  slower,  when  you 
don't  want  him  to  scare  and  when  he  is  standing  per- 
fectly quiet,  how  is  he  to  tell  what  AYhoa!  means?  Is 
it  strange  that  you  shout  and  yell  ''Whoa!''  in  vain 
when  the  horse  is  frightened  and  you  in  danger? 

Xearly  all  men  that  keep  tractable  and  well- 
trained  horses,  are  good,  kind  hearted  men,  men  who 
never  lie  to  their  horses  or  deceive  them  by  giving 
commands  in  such  a  manner  that  they  cannot  be 
understood.  I  believe  it  will  not  be  saying  too  much 
for  my  experience  and  observation,  that  in  a  number 
of  inst-ances  I  can  tell  the  disposition  of  a  liorse  by 
looking  at  the  man  that  owns  him. 

With  these  few  suggestions  and  observations  I 
put  forth  this  little  manual,  fondly  hoping  that  it 
will  benefit  both  horse  and  owner  wherever  it  may 
be  read. 


INTRODUCTION.  9 

I  deem  it  not  out  of  place  here  to  mention  the 
fact  that  all  the  appliances  necessary  in  training 
colts  and  subduing  vicious  horses  are  manufactured 
and  kept  in  stock  by  me,  and  can  be  obtained  by 
writing  to  my  address  for  particulars  or  ordered 
directly  from  the  advertisements  at  the  end  of  this 
book.  My  long  experience  in  using  and  making 
these  appliances  is  sufficient  evidence  that  they  are 
as  nearly  perfect  in  detail  of  construction  as  is  pos- 
sible. By  buying  them  of  me  you  will  avoid  the  dif- 
ficulty and  inconvenience  of  trying  to  make  them 
yourself  or  having  your  harness  maker  construct 
them  from  any  description  I  might  give  in  this  book. 
For  this  reason  the  complete  descriptions  of  these 
articles  have  been  omitted. 

Very  Truly, 

JESSE  BEERY. 


COLT  TRAINING. 


CHAPTER  I. 

Fear  is  the  principal  motive  which  causes  the  colt 
to  resist  training.  It  is  natural  for  him  to  blck  against 
an  unknown  ol)ject  at  his  heels,  to  pull  his  head  out 
of  the  halter  as  from  a  trap,  and  if  of  a  bad  disposition, 
to  strike  and  bite  if  he  does  not  thoroughly  understand 
you.  His  fear  is  governed  by  his  sense  of  touch,  sight 
and  hearing;  and  it  is  through  these  senses  we  obtain 
a  mastery,  and  at  the  same  time  remove  his  fears  of 
the  halter,  the  robe,  the  harness  and  the  wagon.  These 
are  the  fixed  laws  which  govern  the  actions  of  all 
horses,  and  the  training  of  a  colt  is  merely  teaching 
him  not  to  fear  the  working  apparatus,  but  to  fear 
and  respect  his  master,  and  to  obey  his  commands  as 
soon  as  he  has  learned  their  meaning.  Each  one  of 
these  senses  must  be  educated  before  the  colt  is  trained. 
A  colt's  education  may  be  compared  with  that  of  a 
child  to  a  great  extent.  A  horse  is,  of  course,  a  dumb 
brute;  and  his  reasoning  powers  are  limited  to  his  past 
experience.  So  we  must  reason  with  him  by  acts  alone. 
Hence  the  importance  of  beginning  every  step  with  the 
colt  right;  for  by  our  acts  he  learns.  The  successful 
Echoolrmaster  aims  first  to  teach  the  child  to  have 


COLT    TRAINING.  11 

confidence  in  him.  Hence  the  first  lesson  we  give  the 
colt  is  simply  to  teach  it  to  have  confidence  in  us  and 
that  we  are  its  best  friend  and  don't  intend  to  hurt  it. 

FIRST  LESSON. 

Turn  it  loose  in  an  enclosure  about  twenty-five 
feet  in  diameter,  (I  prefer  a  barn  floor  or  a  large  car- 
riage house,  having  vehicles  and  all  obstacles  removed.) 
take  an  ordinary  buggy  whip  in  your  right  hand,  and  go 
into  the  enclosure  with  the  colt.  Snap  the  whip  a  few 
times;  the  colt  will  run  to  get  away  from  you;  when 
it  finds  it  is  penned  up  and  can  not  get  away,  it  will 
then  look  to  you  for  protection.  Then  approach  him 
quietly;  if  he  turns  his  heels  to  kick  3'ou  or  run  away 
from  you,  give  him  a  crack  with  the  whip  around  the 
hind  legs;  follow  this  up  until  he  will  keep  his  head 
toward  you;  then  throw  the  whip  under  the  left  arm 
and  step  forward  and  caress  him  on  the  shoulder ;  hand- 
ing him  a  little  oats,  com  or  apple,  will  assist  greatly 
in  winning  his  confidence.  (However,  I  prefer  to  use 
nothing  but  caresses  on  the  point  of  his  shoulder.) 

Let  me  also  insist  on  the  value  of  patience,  from 
the  very  beginning  of  training  a  colt.  Start  out  with 
the  determination  to  keep  cool  yourself,  whatever  the 
colt  may  do. 

It  is  to  be  expected  that  in  his  ignorance  of  what 
you  want  of  him,  he  will  try  your  patience,  but  what  of 


12  COLT    TRAINING. 

that?  You  have  all  the  advantage,  and  he  is  at  your 
jnerc}-. 

Do  not  degrade  3'our  manhood  by  unjust  violence 
toward  an  inoffensive  subject,  that  is  trying  to  under- 
stand and  willing  to  obey  you. 

In  following  the  above  directions  you  will  find 
that  the  wildest  colt  will  follow  you  like  a  dog  in  twen- 
ty or  thirty  minutes ;  which  I  claim  is  the  most  impor- 
tant lesson  given  the  colt. 

SECOND  LESSON. 

Take  it  into  the  inclosure,  put  on  it  an  open 
bridle  with  a  straight  bar  bit,  and  no  rein;  next,  put 
on  a  surcingle  or  the  skeleton  part  of  the  harness,  and 
run  the  lines  through  the  shaft  bearers  of  the  harness. 

This  brings  the  lines  below  the  hips,  which  will 
prevent  the  colt  turning  his  head  toward  you;  now  you 
are  in  a  position  to  teach  the  colt  the  use  of  the  bit, 
and  also  the  command,  "Get  up.''  The  first  five  or  ten 
minutes  allow  the  colt  to  go  about  as  it  pleases;  then 
begin  to  draw  on  the  lines  a  little,  and  teach  it  to  turn 
to  the  right  and  left.  When  you  want  the  colt  to  st-art 
use  nothing  but  the  words,  "Get  up."  "Horses  can 
be  taught  words  of  command  only  by  associating  the 
command  with  an  action."  Hence  when  you  say 
'^Get  up"  to  the  green  horse,  you  must  give  him  a  tap 
with  the  whip  just  as  you  give  the  command.    He  will 


COLT    TRAINING. 


13 


80011  start  when  he  hears  "Get  up"  to  avoid  the  stroke. 
Thus  he  learns  the  true  meaning  of  the  command. 
In  this  lesson  you  should  teach  nothing  but  the  words 


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'Get  up"  and  the  use  of  the  bit.     The  great  mistake 


14  COLT    TRAINING. 

that  most  men  make  in  breaking  their  colts  is,  they 
try  to  teach  them  too  many  things  at  once.  A  colt 
will  learn  more  in  one  hour  per  clay,  than  it  will  in 
six  hours  or  any  longer.  Make  the  lesson  short  and 
teach  but  one  thing  at  a  time.  But  what  you  do  teach 
have  thoroughly  understood. 

THIRD  LESSON. 

In  this  lesson  we  give  the  colt  a  repetition  of  bit- 
ting and  teach  the  word  Whoa!  We  will  presume  that 
the  trainer  has  not  said  Whoa  to  the  colt  up  to  this 
time,  (but  I  have  no  doubt  that  he  has  said  it  five  hun- 
dred times  before  he  gets  to  the  third  lesson.)  You 
could  say  Whoa !  to  the  colt  until  you  were  gray  headed 
without  associating  an  action,  and  that  would  never 
teach  it  to  stop  at  the  \yord.  The  first  time  you  say 
Whoa !  to  the  colt  be  sure  that  you  are  in  a  position  to 
associate  an  action  in  order  to  teach  it  the  meaning  of 
the  command.  Just  as  you  give  the  command  Whoa! 
give  a  sharp  raking  pull  on  the  lines;  then  immediately 
slack  the  lines;  repeat  until  he  will  stop  at  command 
without  the  action ;  then  you  will  have  him  taught  the 
right  meaning  of  Whoa. 

This  word  Whoa,  is  the  most  important  command 
we  have  in  horsemanship;  yet  there  is  no  other  com- 
mand that  is  so  much  abused.  It  is  the  habit  of  almost 
everybody,  when  handling  colts  or  horses,  to  be  contin- 


COLT    TRAINING.  J  5 

ually  using  Whoa,  Ho!  Ho!,  without  any  meaning 
whatever.  If  you  want  a  horse  to  obey  your  commands, 
you  will  never  lie  to  him  or  deceive  him  by  giving  com- 
mands when  you  don't  intend  to  have  him  obey  them. 
I  dwell  upon  this  command  because  of  its  importance. 
Quite  frequently  your  lives  may  depend  on  a  hearty 
Whoa !  I  can  truly  say  that  in  my  experience  of  hand- 
ling colts  and  vicious  horses,  that  my  life  would  have 
been  at  stake  hundreds  of  times,  had  it  not  been  for 
having  a  well  understood  Whoa  upon  my  horses.  If 
you  are  careful  in  teaching  this  command,  and  prac- 
tice firmness  in  two  or  three  lessons,  you  will  have  a 
horse  that  will  stop  at  the  word  Whoa  under  all  cir- 
cumstances and  in  any  excitement. 

FOURTH   LESSON, 

Give  this  lesson  yet  in  the  enclosure,  as  we  have  a 
number  of  advantages  of  the  colt  that  we  would  not 
have  outside. 

First:  If  the  colt  wants  to  act  stubborn  and  tries 
to  got  away  from  us,  we  can  control  it  much  quicker 
and  easier  than  \ve  otherwise  could. 

Second :  *  There  are  not  so  many  objects  to  take 
the  colt's  attention.  A  horse  can  think  of  but  one 
thing  at  a  time.  The  school-teacher  can  not  teach  his 
pupils  anything  while  they  are  looking  out  the  win* 
dow^,  neither  can  you  teach   the   colt  anything  w^hilo 


16 


COLT   TRAINING. 


COLT    TRAINING.  17 

he  is  trying  to  get  to  other  stock,  or  having  his  atten- 
tion attracted  by  chickens  or  a  bit  of  paper  flying  up 
about  him.  While  you  have  the  colt  in  the  building 
or  inclosed  lot  you  are  not  annoyed  with  the  many 
things  that  are  liable  to  take  the  colt's  attention  out- 


18  COLT    TRAINING. 

side.  Persons  who  have  not  tried  training  colts  in  a 
building  or  limited  inclosure  will  be  agreeably  sur- 
prised to  see  how  much  more  control  they  will  have 
and  how  much  easier  colts  can  be  broken  in  this  man- 
ner than  in  a  field  or  on  the  road.  In  this  lesson  ele- 
vate the  head  a  little  and  teach  it  the  use  of  the  rein, 
but  never  rein  the  colt  high.  Give  it  a  repetition  of 
bitting,  "Get  up"  and  "Whoa;"  then  you  should  pro- 
ceed to  make  all  parts  of  the  colt  gentle,  as  follows : 
Take  a  light  pole  about  six  feet  long,  and  permit  the 
colt  to  feel  it  with  his  "fingers,"  (his  nose)  bring  it  gent- 
ly back  over  the  mane  and  down  the  front  legs,  back 
over  the  back  and  against  his  quarters.  If  the  horse 
gets  excited  at  any  time  let  him  feel  the  pole  again; 
commence  in  front  and  go  back  again  until  he  be- 
-comes  perfectly  indifferent  to  having  the  quarters 
touched  with  the  pole. 

It  will  not  require  over  ten  or  fifteen  minutes  to 
do  this  poling.  You  will  be  surprised  at  the  effect  it 
will  have  on  the  colt,  especially  colts  of  a  wild,  ner- 
vous disposition ;  thereby  making  it  gentle  to  have  the 
harness,  chains,  or  even  the  cross  pieces  of  the  sliaft 
to  come  against  the  quarters,  or  to  be  touched  oii  ajiy 
other  part  of  the  body. 

FIFTH  LESSON. 

You  should  take  the-  colt  on  the  mad  and  ifive  it 


•Ol/r    TKAI.\I.\<i. 


19 


a  repetition  of  tlie  previous  lessons;  at  first  it  will  act 
as  though  it  liad  not  been  taught  any  thing,  but  a  lit- 
tle firmness  will  make  it  as  gentle  and  obedient  out- 
side as  it  was  in  the  enclosure.  Xow  you  have  a  good 
foundation  laid  for  driving.  Next  familiarize  the  colt 
with  the  vehicle^,  by  having  an  assistant  imll  the  vehicle 
around  a  few  times  behind  the  colt,  and  allow  it  to  feel 
of  it,  anjd  examine  it  according  to  his  own  w^ay  of  reas- 
oning. I  would  advise  hitching  the  colt  single  first, 
and  he  will  be  no  trouble  to  drive  double. 


POLING   THE   COLT. 
2 


:20  COLT    TRAINING, 

However,  you  may  use  your  own  pleasure  about 
that;  but  under  all  circumstances  give  the  above  les- 
sons irst.  If  you  wanted  to  teach  a  dog  to  drive  cattle, 
you  wouldn't  get  an  old  dog  that  would  run  in  front 
of  the  cows  and  chase  them  wherever  you  didn't  want 
them;  nine  chances  out  of  ten,  the  youns^  dog  would  be 
like  the  old  one.  It  would  be  natural  for  him  to  learn 
more  from  the  old  dog  than  from  your  teaching.  For 
that  reason  I  prefer  to  educate  the  colt  by  itself.  It 
is  very  common  for  a  man  to  hitch  his  colt  first,  with- 
out any  training  at  all,  by  the  side  of  an  old  farm  horse 
that  is  lazy,  possibly  blind  in  one  eye,  and  so  old  that  he 
is  listless.  When  you  have  this  nervous,  excitable  colt 
harnessed  by  the  side  of  the  old  slow  horse,  you  then 
take  your  lines  and  ask  your  team  to  go.  The  colt 
plunges  ahead;  the  old  horse  having  spent  many  days 
in  the  harness  takes  Ufe  very  easy  and  gradually  gets  in 
motion.  The  colt  comes  back  and  the  load  don't  move. 
The  next  time  you  ask  them  to  go  the  old  horse  moves 
ahead,  the  colt  sets  himself  back  in  the  breeching. 
Xow  you  are  in  a  good  position  to  teach  your  colt  to 
balk.  If  you  will  take  the  colt  away  from  the  old  horse, 
and  teach  him  by  our  system  of  training  to  drive  single 
first,  you  v,  ill  have  no  trouble  to  drive  him  double.  The 
first  tini'j  you  hit<3h  the  colt  up,  if  it  is  wild  or  inclined 
to  be  doubtful^  it  is  advisable  to  use  a  single  foot  strap; 


COLT   TRAINING. 


21 


22  COLT    TRAINING. 

buckle  a  foot  strap  with  a  ring  in  it,  round  the  off 
front  foot  below  the  fetlock  joint ;  next  take  a  half  inch 
cotton  rope,  fifteen  feet  long  with  a  snap  on  one  end; 
have  a  ring  in  the  belly-band  of  your  harness,  run 
the  snap  through  the  ring  at  the  girth,  down  through 
the  ring  in  foot  strap,  up,  and  snap  into  the  ring  attach- 
ed to  the  belly-band.  You  then  have  a  double  pur- 
chase on  the  colt's  front  leg.  If  it  wants  to  get  away 
or  turn  around,  draw  on  your  rope  and  you  will  have 
him  on  three  legs.  You  can  easily  control  him  when 
you  have  him  on  three  legs. 

After  these  lessons  have  been  given,  you  are  ready 
for  driving  the  colt.  Your  next  work  will  be  to  famil- 
iarize the  colt  to  objects  of  fear.  The  first  time  your 
colt  gets  frightened  at  a  stone,  stump,  or  anything 
else  that  might  be  along  the  roaji  side,  be  sure  that  you 
take  him  right  up  to  it  and  allow  him  to  examine,  f eei 
of  it  with  his  nose,  and  be  convinced  that  the  object 
is  harmless.  In  order  to  do  this  successfully  you 
should  talk  to  the  colt  like  this :  ''Take  care !  Look 
out !  Be  easy,  It  will  not  hurt  you.  Walk  right  up 
to  it,  sir !"  and  after  he  has  walked  up  to  it  say  Whoa 
and  allow  him  to  stand  by  it  until  it  ceases  to  attract 
his  attention.  If  you  will  practice  this  for  the  first 
three  or  four  drives  upon  every  occasion,  you  will  be  sur- 
prised to  see  the  effect  it  will  have  on  3^our  colt.    Attev 


COLT    TRAINING. 


24  COLT    TRAINING. 

that,  if  he  would  happen  to  get  scared  at  anything,  as 
soon  as  it  hears  your  voice  it  will  want  to  go  right  up 
to  the  object  that  it  was  frightened  at  without  even  the 
use  of  lines. 

It  would  be  almost  fatal  to  success  to  allow  the 
colt  to  resist  at  any  time  through  carelessness,  as  it 
would  make  him  very  cunning  and  doubtful,  which 
would  require  very  careful  management  to  overcome. 
Give  the  colt  four  or  five  drives  with  an  open  vehicle, 
and  then  you  can  get  it  used  to  a  top  buggy  about  as 
follows:  before  you  hitch  him  up  allow  him  to  feel  of 
the  top  with  his  nose,  next  take  your  lines  out  of  the 
terete  rings  and  run  them  through  the  thill  straps  of 
the  harness;  get  behind  him  and  drive  him  with  the 
lines,  while  you  have  an  assistant  walk  by  your  side 
with  an  umbrella,  opening  it,  just  a  little  at  a  time, 
or  so  much  as  the  colt  will  bear  without  exciting  fear; 
drive  the  colt  around  in  this  manner  until  he  will  bear 
the  umbrella  carried  behind  him  wide  open,  without 
causing  any  fear.  You  may  now  hitch  him  to  the  bug- 
gy with  the  top  down,  and  while  driving,  test  him 
again  with  the  umbrella;  but  if  he  shows  much  fear 
of  it  while  hitched  up,  you  can  use  the  single  foot 
strap.  After  he  becomes  perf»ectly  indifferent  to  having 
the  umbrella  open  behind  him,  you  may  next  have  your 
assistant  raise  the  top  by  degrees.    You  will  find  that 


COLT    TRAINING.  "25 

after  the  umbrella  test,  he  will  pay  but  little  attention 
to  the  top.  We  use  the  umbrella  first  because  it  is  eas- 
ier to  raise  and  lower  than  the  top.  All  of  this  pro- 
cess should  not  require  more  than  twenty  or  thirty 
minutes  when  properly  done.  Once  getting  your  colt 
accustomed  to  having  the  top  behind  it,  all  is  done,  and 
he  will  never  show  any  fear  of  it  afterwards.  Continue 
driving  and  teaching  the  colt  for  fifteen  or  twenty  days, 
one  hour  per  day,  and  at  the  expiration  of  that  time 
you  will  have  all  of  these  early  impressions  thoroughly 
fixed  upon  the  brain;  so  that  your  colt  could  stand  in 
the  stable  a  month,  or  even  six  months,  and  it  would 
not  forget  its  education.  In  fact  it  would  never  for- 
get its  early  training.  Early  impressions  are  strong 
and  lasting  in  the  horse  as  well  as  in  man.  Who  is 
there  among  men  that  does  not  well  remember  things 
that  he  was  taught  while  young,  and  the  impressions 
that  were  made  then  are  seldom  if  ever  forgotten.  It 
is  the  same  with  the  horse.  ISTo  animal  has  memory 
equal  to  that  of  a  horse.  Hence  the  importance  of  giv- 
ing him  a  systematic  course  of  handling.  Men  as  a 
rule  have  too  little  patience  in  the  training  of  their 
colts,  and  they  very  often  expect  to  accomplish  more 
in  a  short  time  than  can  possibly  be  performed.  Yet 
it  is  surprising  to  see  what  a  short  time  it  requires  to 
educate  a  colt  according  to  this  system,  when  we  meas- 


2(5  (lOLT   TRAINING. 

lire  the  time  by  da\s.  Suppose  that  in  training  a  colt 
we  were  to  spend  one  hour  per  day^  for  twenty  days, 
which  woidd  he  as  long  as  should  be  needed.  Compute 
the  time  at  ten  hours  per  day,  you  will  find  that  my 
whole  colt  training  system  amounts  to  about  two  daj'S 
time.  You  would  then  have  a  well  trained  horse,  a 
colt  that  would  know  more,  and  be  more  tractable  than 
3'our  ordinary  broken  horses  at  the  age  of  six  years. 
There  is  no  farmer  or  horse  raiser  that  could  employ 
his  time  more  profitably,  than  to  follow  this  system  in 
educating  his  colts.  It  would  enhance  their  value  at 
least  thirty  or  forty  dollars,  for  there  is  no  reasonable 
person  that  would  not  gi^'e  thirty  or  forty  dollars  more 
for  a  horse  properly  trained  than  for  one  that  was  not 
tractable  and  safe. 

In  s]>eaking  of  the  increased  commercial  value  of  a 
properly  trained  and  docile  animal,  I  have  mentioned 
a  motive  that  appeals  to  all  men,  good  or  bad.  But 
to  the  man  of  intojligence  and  moral  rectitude,  a  bet- 
ter and  higher  motive  is  to  be  found  in  the  fact  that  a 
horse  has  a  right  not  only  .to  food  and  shelter,  but  to 
all  the  comfort  consistent  with  his  state  of  servitude. 
He  has,  in  the  nature  of  things,  to  be  so  much  of  his 
life  in  the  harness,  that  his  working  hours  ought  to 
be  made  as  comfortable  as  possible.  A  happy,  cheer- 
ful beast  will  do  more  work  and  live  longer  and  so  be. 


*     CULT    TKAINING.  Z4 

a  source  of  more  profit,  than  tlic  one  wiiicli  suffers  not 
only  from  over-work,  but  from  harsh  words,  the  fre- 
quent crack  of  the  wliip  and  incessant  ill-usage  with 
no  rewards  or  encouraging  words.  Horses  like  to  be 
talked  to,  in  a  good-natured  way,  and  kind  words,  when 
in  the  harness  and  about  their  drudgery,  will  be  a  bet- 
ter stimulus  than  the  whip;  for  a  great  amount  of  ner- 
vous energy  is  wasted  by  the  state  of  mind  induced  by 
a  free  use  of  the  lash,  aside  from  the  mere  physical 
pain,  generally  quite  unnecessarily  inflicted. 

'•He  is  often  rated  as  inferior  to  man,  yet  he  is  in 
many  respects  superior  to  the  cross-grained,  profane, 
brutal  and  ignorant  men  in  whose  ownership  he  some- 
times falls.'' 


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SUBJECTION. 


CHAPTER  11. 

All  vicious  habits  and  vices  have  been  learned  and 
acquired  from  previous  contests.  A  colt  that  breaks 
-its  halter^,  kicks  itself  loose,  or  scares  you  out  by  fight- 
ing, will  try  it  again  with  increased  zeal.  He  has  now 
learned  how.  to  do  it.  Do  not  let  him  begin,  but  if  he 
should,  take  it  out  of  him  before  you  stop.  You  must 
conquer  him  or  he  will  conquer  you.  There  is  no  part- 
nership in  the  matter ;  you  must  be  master  and  yet  you 
must  do  it  by  firmness,  patience  and  perseverance. 
There  are  no  advantages  gained  by  the  brutal  use  of 
the  whip.  There  are  advantages  enough  to  be  takeiL 
of  the  colt,-  which  will  soon  cause  him  to  yield,  because 
he  finds  himself  powerless  against  you.  The  first  prin- 
ciples involved  in  managing  unruly  or  vicious  horses 
are  to  show  them  that  we  are  master,  and  to  do  this 
we  must  use  coercive  treatment  in  order  to  subdue 
them.*  We  have  several  direct  methods  of  subjection. 
and  also  a  number  of  indirect .  methods.       The  first 


30  SUBJECTION^ 

method  that  I  shall  describe,  will  be  the  method  of  dis- 
abling and  throwing.  To  throw  a  horse,  you  should 
have  on  him  a  good,  strong  halter  with  nose  piece  com- 
ing rather  low  dowTi  on  the  nose;  next,  have  a  surcingle 
three  inches  wide,  with  two  rings  directly  on  top  of  the 
back;  one  on  the  front  part  of  the  surcingle,  the  other 
on  the  back  part;  attach  two  more  rings  about  five 
inches  lower,  to  the  off  side  in  the  same  manner.  The 
rings  attached  to  the  back  part  of  the  surcingle  are 
for  the  straps  attached  to  the  crupper.  Take  a  hitching 
strap  about  eight  feet  long,  snap  it  into  the  front  ring 
on  top  of  the  back,  bring  the  end  on  off  side  of  the 
neck  through  the  halter  ring,  back  through  ring  on  off 
side  of  back.  jSText  have  a  leg  strap,  and  strap  up  near 
front  foot.  You  then  stand  on  off  side  of  the  horse, 
take  hold  of  the  halter  with  your  right  hand,  and  the 
end  of  the  strap  with  the  left  hand.  Now  you  are  in 
the  first  position  to  throw  the  horse. 

Draw  his  head  around  to  his  side,  take  the  slack 
ei  the  strap  up  with  the  left  hand,  and  hold  strap  and 
halter  with  right  hand.  If  he  is  inclined  to  rear,  whirl 
him  around  a  few  times,  and  press  in  at  his  shoulder; 
he  will  come  down  on  his  knee  and  go  over  with  a  roll- 
ing motion  on  his  side.  By  keeping  hold  of  the  end 
of  the  strap,  you  can  prevent  the  horse  jumping  up; 
then  while  holding  the  strap  have  your  a-ssistant  rattle 


SUBJECTION. 


31 


32  SUBJECTION. 

tin  pane,  sleigh  bells,  and  all  the  other  rackets  that 
you  can  get  hold  of.  There  is  nothing  that  takes  tfee 
conceit  out  of  a  horse  quicker  than  to  lay  him  down,  or 
deprive  him  of  his  strength.  We  can  get  three-fourths 
of  the  horses  under  control  with  this  method.  Horses 
that  can  not  be  subdued  with  this  method  are  more 
likely  to  be  cold  blooded,  sullen  horses,  that  will  fall 
down  and  lie  there  without  fighting  the  treatment. 
To  horses  of  that  kind,  you  will  have  to  apply  other 
methods  of  subjection. 


SECOND   POSITION  IN  LAYING  A  HORSE  DOWN. 


This  method  is  more  especially  adapted  to  horses 
that  will  resist  and  fight  the  treatment  hard.     If  the 


SlJB.iKOTfoN.  ty'4 

horse  is  sensitive  about  the  tail,  quarters  and  feet,  take 
a  light  pole  and  touch  the  quarters  and  feet  while  you 
have  him  down,  until  there  is  no  resistance.  This  will 
be  shown  by  the  muscles  becoming  relaxed.  Then  al- 
low him  to  get  up,  and  repeat  the  handling  or  poling 
until  submitted  to  on  his  feet.  After  being  thrown  to 
the  extent  of  making  him  lie  do^^Ti  submissively,  it  will 
do  no  good  to  repeat  the  treatment.  In  subduing  a 
horse  with  this  method,  the  main  point  is  to  make  the 
horse  work  hard;  keep  him  fighting  steadily  until  he 
gives  up  the  contest.  Usually  they  will  give  up  in  from 
half  to  three  quarters  of  an  hour.  After  they  become 
submissive  it  is  very  important  that  you  treat  th-em 
with  the  greatest  kindness,  in  order  to  fix  the  impres- 
sion, and  teach  them  that  we  are  masters ;  and  not  only 
masters,  but  a  kind  friend  to  them.  This  method  is 
better  to  be  used  in  connection  with  other  methods  of 
subjection. 

'  The  next  best  way  to  subdue  vicious  horses  is  by 
the  use  of  the  Double  Safety  Rope.  This  is  undoubt- 
edly the  best  means  of  control  that  has  ever  been  devis- 
ed, of  which  the  appliances  used  are  few,  simple,  and 
easy  to  manipulate.  Have  two  rings  about  five  inches 
apart  in  the  bottom  of  your  surcingle,  or  girth  of  your 
harness.  Buckle  a  foot  strap  with  a  ring  in  it  around 
each  front  leg,  below  the  fetlock  joint;  then  take  a  half 


34 


SUBJECTION. 


SrB.IKCTTON.  ;35 

inch  cotton  rope  eighteen  feet  long  witli  a  snap  in  one 
end.  Eun  the  snap  throngh  ring  in  snrcingle,  down 
throngh  ring  at  off  front  foot,  up  throngh  other  ring 
in  surcingle,  down  and  snap  in  ring  on  near  foot.  This 
"gives  you  a  double  purchase  upon  each  front  le.ix.  Carry 
this  rope  hack  past  the  quarters  on  off  side.  Have  rings 
low  down  on  surcingle  at  each  side  for  the  lines  to 
pass  through,  as  in  colt  training.  iSext  take  the  rope 
and  whip  in  right  hand,  and  lines  in  left.  Xow  give 
him  the  command  to  go,  and  when  you  are  ready  for 
him  to  stop,  say  "Whoa^^^  and  pull  on  the  Safety  Rope 
at  the  same  time.    This  will  bring  him  to  his  knees. 

You  should  always  have  good  knee  pads  on  him^ 
so  when  you  bring  him  to  his  knees  it  w^ill  not  hurt 
him.  In  from  thirty  to  forty  minutes  you  can  subdue 
the  most  vicious  horse  with  this  Double  Safety  Rope. 
The  next  method  of  subjection  that  I  shall  describe, 
will  be  pressure  on  the  spinal  cord,  or  passive  treatment. 
It  is  well  known  that  by  hitting  a  horse  at  a  certain 
point  back  of  the  ear,  it  is  easy  to  knock  him  down. 
At  the  back  part  of  the  head,  or  just  back  of  the  ears, 
there  is  about  an  inch  of  the  spinal  cord  that  is  not 
covered  with  bone.  If  a  knife  would  be  stuck  in  at  ^his 
point  sufficiently  to  penetrate  it,  it  would  cause  instant 
death.  By  bringing  gentle,  but  firm  pressure  upon 
this  part,  you  have  one  of  the  safest  and  most  reliable 


86  SUBJKCTION-. 

methods  known.  It  is  especially  fitted  to  certain  dis- 
positions and  vices,  very  often  making  it  easy  to  sub- 
due horses  upon  which  other  methods  fail.  However 
it  is  a  method  that  must  be  used  with  great  care  and 
judgment.  It  is  our  best  method  for  horses  bad  to 
shoe,  as  it  can  1:>e  applied  right  in  the  shop.  This 
method  formerly  consisted  of  an  appliance  called  a 
l\oll,  to  he  put  into  the  mouth  and  attached  to  a 
ijtrap  to  gx)  over  the  top  of  the  head  and  fasten  to 
a  buckle  on  the  near  side. 

The  principle  involved,  is  that  the  greater  the 
strength  of  will  and  power  of  resistance  on  the  part 
of  the  horse,  the  more  pressure  should  be  used  and 
the  longer  it  must  be  left  on.  The  use  of  the  Roll 
has  now  been  almost  entirely  discontinued,  since 
the  average  horse  owner  does  not  care  to  take  the 
time  and  patience  necessary  to  properly  apply  it. 
The  same  subjection  can  be  accomplished  by  an  ap- 
pliance of  my  own  invention  which  I  call  my  Pulley 
Breaking  Bridle,  which  is  a  most  useful  article  in 
many  other  instances,  and  which  is  fully  described 
elsewhere  in  this  book.  Success  will  now  depend 
upon  advantage  taken  while  using  this  treatment, 
as  it'Will  do  biit  little  good  to  put  on  pressure  and 
do  notliing  more.  If  the  horse  is  nervous  and 
touchy,  you  should  take  a  pole  and  bring  it    against 


SUBJECTION.  37 

the  quarters  and  sensitive  parts,  until  he  will  submit 
to  being  touched  and  handled  as  you  please.  The  main 
point  of  observation  now  should  be  the  expression  of 
the  horse's  eyes  and  ears.  When  he  shows  unmis- 
takable signs  of  submission,  by  coming  toward  you 
instead  of  pulling  back,  after  which  the  eyes  will 
soften  and  ears  relax,  release  your  power  of  the 
bridle  at  once. 

This  bridle  can  be  used  successfully  on  unbrok- 
en colts  in  taking  any  conceit  out  of  them  and 
teaching  them  to  follow  you  at  command.  I  would 
not  advise  much  severity  in  the  management  of  any 
colt.  The  less  excitement  and  punishment  used  in 
their  treatment  the  better. 

I  have  described  several  of  the  best  and  most  direct 
methods  of  subjection,  and  will  explain  further  on  how 
to  apply  them,  and  the  necessary  modifications  of  the 
different  methods.  Next  will  come  a  few  indirect 
methods  of  control.  If  you  have  a  horse  that  is  afraid 
of  an  umbrella,  a  robe,  or  other  similar  object;  or 
one  that  is  bad  to  shoe  or  has  any  similar  vice,  the 
use  of  my  Pulley  Breaking  Bridle  is  all  that  is  nec- 
essary to  control  it. 

While  I  do  not  personally  approve  of  the  use  of 
cord  bridles,  except  by  men  of  good  judgment,  yet 
when  they  are  properly  used  it  is  surprising  to  see 


38  SUBJECTION. 

what  they  will  do  for  us  in  a  short  time.  For  that 
reason  I  will  here  give  a  brief  description  of  a  few, 
noting  however,  that  any  result  which  may  be  ob- 
tained by  any  of  these  rope  bridles  can  also  be  ob- 
tained with  my  Pulley  Breaking  Bridle. 

BRIEF   DESCRIPTION    OF    CORD    BRIDLES. 

r  First  Form  War  Bridle.  This  consists  of  a  piece 
of  hard  woven  sash  cord  five  sixteenths  of  an  inch 
thick  and  fifteen  feet  long  with  a  knot  at  each  end> 
and  a  stationary  loop  around  the  neck.  The  rope 
is  brought  down  on  oflF  side  and  back  through  loop. 
A  few  pulls  with  this  bridle  will  make  your  horse 
sensible  to  an  easy  bit,  or  make  him  follow  you 
readily  without  any  restraint  on  his  head. 

When  there  is  more  power  desired,  this  bridle 
can  be  modified  by  passing  the  rope  over  the  head 
just  back  of  the  ears,  through  the  mouth,  then 
through  the  last  cord  on  near  side. 

Second  Form  War  Bridle.  This  consists  of  a 
rather  tight  stationary  loop  around  the  lower  jaw, 
the  cord  going  thence  from  oflf  side  over  the  head 
just  back  of  the  ears,  down  near  side  and  through 
loop  at  jaw.  This  gives  power  sidewa3^s  and  for- 
wards and  is  good  to  teach  a  colt  with  sensitive 
mouth,  to  follow.  The  real  power  is  pressure  on 
the  spinal  cord. 


SUBJECTION.  39 

The  Excelsior  Bridle  has  a  rather  loose  sta- 
tionaiy  loop  around  the  lower  jaw,  the  cord 
brought  over  tlie  middle  of  the  neck  from  off  side, 
passed  through  loop  on  near  side,  back  over  head 
just  back  of  ears,  down  through  mouth,  under  up- 
per lip,  (above  upper  jaw)  and  through  -the  cord 
above  loop.  This  bridle  can  be  used  in  controlling 
a  horse  afraid  of  umbrellas,  robes,  etc.,  or  bad  to 
shoe. 

Simple  Riding  Bridle.  This  is  convenient  to 
use  on  a  horse  that  is  shy  of  a  bridle,  and  w^on't 
allow  you  to  aproach  him  if  you  have  bridle  in 
your  hand.  It  consists  of  a  small  cord  eight  feet 
long  wdiich  can  be  carried  in  the  pocket.  Approach 
the  horse  carefully,  throw  cord  across  top  of  the 
head,  bring  the  ends  through  the  mouth  crossing 
each  other,  and  back  to  form  reins,  get  on  and  ride. 

The  Endless  Bridle  is  a  simple  device  to  pre- 
vent a  horse  from  throwing  his  head  down  and 
breaking  his  rein.  Little  loops  are  sewed  to  the 
cord  on  each  side  of  the  head  a  little  below  the  ears, 
and  the  ends  brought  through  these  loops  and  sew- 
ed together.  This  endless  bridle  is  placed  under  an 
ordinary  bridle. 

Indian  Bridle.  This  is  made  of  an  eight  foot 
rope  with  two  half  hitches  in  the  middle  just  large 


4()  SUBJECTION. 

enough  to  go  over  the  lower  jaw,  the  last  under  the 
krst,  the  ends  crossed  and  brought  back  to  the  sad- 
dle. 

THE    BEERY    PULLEY    BREAKING    BRIDLE. 

This  bridle  is  made  of  the  best  three-ply  rope, 
fiye-sixteenths  of  an   inch  thick. 

Just  a  word  about  my  great  Pulley  Breaking 
Bridle.  There's  hardly  a  habit  about  a  horse  or  a  time 
in  which  the  use  of  this  bridle  will  not  r-epay  you  ten 
times  its  cost  in  the  valuable  assistance  it  will  be  to  you. 

It  forms  a  most  necessary  adjunct  to  my  other 
appliances  and  it  is  supposed  that  every  horseman  or 
korse  owner  who  follows  my  methods  and  uses  my 
appliance  has  one  of  these  bridles,  the  price  of  which 
is  only  60  cents. 

Its  use  is  fully  described  in  my  book,  and  those 
owning  the  book  will  certainly  realize  the  importance 
and  necessity  of  also  owning  the  bridle.  Its  use  will 
take  the  place  of  about  all  the  other  sash  cord  bridles 
that  are  described  elsewhere  in  this  book. 

This  makes  us  the  simplest,  most  powerful  and 
elective  bridle  that  has  ever  been  devised. 

It  will  conquer  more  than  two-thirds  of  all  the 
bad  habits  that  horses  have,  viz:  Afraid  of  paper,  um- 
brellas and  robes,  bad  to  curry,  bad  to  harness,  bad  to 
lead,  biting,  crowding  you  out  of  the  stall,  and  is  a 


^UBJECTIOX.  41 

decided  improvement  over  all  other  devices  for  black- 
smiths to  use  on  horses  that  are  bad  to  shoe. 

The  beaiifv'  of  this  bridle  is,  the  bit  is  made  rather 
large,  out  of  soft,  pliable  rope  so  that  it  will  not  lacerate 
the  mouth  as  some  other  cord  bridles  will  doy  especially 
when  they  are -improperly  used.  The  cord  working 
through  the  pulley  loosens  the  rope  as  soon  as  you  stoD 
pulling;  consequently  you  are  enabled  to  use  just  such 
severity  as  the  case  may  demand.  If  the  horse  is  not 
very  bad,  and  simply  needs  to  have  his  attention  divert- 
'ed  a  little,  just  a  few  pulls  is  all  that  will  be  necessary; 
but  if  he  is  a  desperate  case,  you  have  reserved  all  the 
power  you  desire. 

To  get  full  effects  from  it,  you  should  give 
quick,  short  jerks,  right  in  theact  of  the  horse's  re- 
gistance;  as  he  submits  you  should  cease  the  pulling 
and  treat  him  kindly  by  making  gentle  movements 
about  him.  If  he  should  still  show  further  resistance 
repeat  the  dose;  then  give  him  a  chance  to  comprehend 
that  the  punishment  was  for  his  wilful  resistance. 

Unless  you  have  actually  seen  this  bridle  at  work 
or  have  used  it  yourself,  I  will  admit  that  it  may  be 
bard  for  you  to  BELIEVE  that  what  I  CLAIM  for  it 
is  a  FACT. 

Yet  it  is  so.  Practical  experience  in  the  use  of 
this  remarkable  appliance,  both  by  myself  and  others. 


42  SUBJECTION. 

has  proven  beyond  all  possibility  of  doubt,  that  it  is 
all  and  more  than  I  claim  for  it. 

AVith  ordinary  bridles  used  for  such  purposes,  the 
horse  would  often  be  very  harshly  and  cruelly  handled, 
and  sometimes  severely  injured,  resulting  in  its  dispo- 
sition being  spoiled  for  life. 

Tlie  success  of  my  bridle  lies  in  the  peculiar  action 
of  the  rope  across  the  spinal  cord  just  back  of  horse's 
cars,  where  it  is  not  covered  with  bone,  which  actually 
destroys  his  power  of  resistance.  This  is  done  without 
injury  to  the  horse,  as  the  effect  is  gone  as  soon  as  the 
pressure  is  removed. 

This  action  of  the  bridle  so  distracts  the  attention 
of  the  horse  from  the  thing  it  fears  or  from  its  own 
inclination  to  disobey  you,  that  the  result  which  you 
wish  to  obtain  is  accomplished  in  a  very  short  time. 

My  Submissive  Pulley  Bridle  is  the  simplest,  most 
effective  and  powerful  one  ever  invented.  Worked  by 
means  of  rings  and  a  pulley,  it  combines  simplicity, 
strength  and  effectiveness  in  a  manner  never  before 
equalled. 

I  have  for  years  been  in  the  horse  training  and 
breaking  business.  In  that  time  I  have  come  across 
ALL  KINDS  of  horses  and  learned  a  great  deal  re- 
garding- them.     I  have  ALWAYS  used  my  great 


BUB.IECTION 


43 


Pulley  Bridlo  and  have  always  been  successful  with  it. 
The  proper  use  of  this  bridle  will  remove  DOZENS  of 
bad  habits  . 

This  bridle  is  made  of  the  very  best  material  and 
all  ready  to  put  on  the  horse's  head,  which  can  be 
done  as  quickly  as  to  put  on  an  ordinary  halter.  On 
receipt  of  60  cents,  this  bridle  will  be  sent  postpaid 
to  any  address. 


MANNER    OF    WHIRLING    HORSE    AROUND. 


Another  good  method  of  getting  a  horse  under  con- 
trol that  is  afraid  of  shafts,  or  a  wild  colt  that  don't 


44  SUBJECTION. 

want  you  to  ride  him,  is  to  take  one  hand  on  the  bridle 
and  the  other  one  hold  of  his  tail,  and.  whirl  him  around 
eight  or  ten  times.  He  will  become  so  dizz}'  that  he  will 
almost  forget  he  is  a  horse,  and  3'ou  can  handle  him  with 
ease.  It  is  sometimes  xevy  good  for  single  balkers,  a& 
it  forces  them  to  move,  and  they  can  not  tell  tlie  dif- 
ference  between  going  sideways  and  straight  ahead. 
Hence,  when  you  hitch  them  tip,  their  ideas  are  so  con- 
fused and  broken  up,  that  when  you  ask  them  to  go 
they  will  .start  right  off. 


KICKING. 


CHAPTER  III. 

I  shall  first  give  some  of  the  causes  of  horses 
starting  in  the  habit  of  kicking.  Because  a  horse  kicks 
is  no  reason  to  think  he  is  naturally  bad  or  unmanage- 
able. I  claim  that  there  is  no  horse  naturally  vicious. 
They  are  always  made  that  way  by  bad  management' 
i>r  ignorant  trainers.  Of  course,  I  will  admit  that  some 
liorses  inherit  to  some  extent  the  disposition  and  even 
inclination  to  have  the  ways  of  their  ancestors.  But 
we  should  never  undertake  to  break  a  horse  without 
first  taking  into  consideration  his  nature,  disposition 
and  understanding.  For  instance,  if  we  have  a  colt 
that  has  been  badly  bred,  has  long  ears,  (hairy  inside,) 
narrow  between  the  eyes,  and  dished  below  the  eyes, 
we  know  that  w^e  have  a  bad  dispositioned  colt.  Xow, 
if  we  handle  it  according  to  its  bad  disposition,  we  can 
get  it  very  nearly  on  an  equal  with  a  good  dispositioned 
horse,  all  the  difference  being  in  the  management  and 
training  of  the  colt.     Eemember  it  will  require  much 


KICKING.  47 

more  patience  and  thorough  work  on  a  horse  of  this 
kind. 

jSTature  allows  all  animals  a  means  of  self  defense, 
and  it  seems  she  allowed  the  horse  to  have  its  principal 
jQieans  of  self  defense  in  its  heels.  If  you  are  managing 
a  horse  and  he  gets  badly  excited  by  some  cause,  such 
as  having  chains  or  anything  else  coming  in  contact 
with  his  legs  or  parts  that  are  unbroken,  his  first  in- 
centive is  to  use  his  means  of  defense,  and  kick  it  out 
of  the  way.  Kicking  is  a  habit  that  people  have  more 
horror  and  fear  of  than  any  other  habit  that  horses 
'acquire.  The  habit  is  acquired  nine  times  out  of  ten 
through  bad  management  and  ignorant  breakers.  If 
the  horse  wonld  have  been  taught  according  to  my 
system  of  Colt  Training,  he  would  have  no  inclination 
to  kick.  When  a  colt  is  broken  as  ordinarily  done, 
and  goes  off  all  right  the  first  time  he  is  hitched  up, 
it  is  taken  for  granted  that  he  has  taken  all  of  his 
education  in  at  one  lesson.  But  should  the  lines  be 
caught  under  the  tail,  or  the  horse  get  a  glimpse  of  the 
top  over  the  blinds,  or  the  cross  piece  of  the  shafts 
would  happen  to  touch  him  about  the  legs  or  quarters, 
these  parts  being  practically  unbroken,  it  would  be  quite 
likely  to  frighten  and  excite  him  as  to  cause  him  to  go 
to  kicking,  and  once  started,  there  is  an  increased  in- 
clination to  go  on  until  confirmed  in  the  habit.    Mak- 


48 


KICKING. 


KICKING.  49' 

ing  one  side  or  part  of  the  colt  or  horse  gentle  and  saib- 
missive  to  having  anything  come  in  contact  with  it  will 
give  no  assurance  in  having  the  opposite  side,  or  other 
parts  touched  and  handled.  All  members  of  the  body 
must  be  made  submissive  alike.  It  would  only  require 
a  very  short  time  to  make  all  members  of  the  body 
entirely  indifferent  to  such  causes  of  contact  by  follow- 
ing our  poling  process  explained  in  Colt  Training: 
beginning  at  the  nose,  and  rubbing  the  pole  over  the 
mane,  back,  bell}',  quarters,  and  all  the  sensitive  parts 
of  the  body,  until  all  the  muscles  become  relaxed.  The 
first  tiling  to  be  done  to  break  a  horse  of  kicking  should 
be  to  make  a  good,  reliable  foundation  before  hitching 
him  up,  by  giving  him  a  complete  handling  and  a 
thorough  course  of  subjection.  The  best  methods  for 
subduing  bad  kicking  horses  are  throwing  them 
and  the  use  of  the  Double  Safety  Eope.  Take  the  horse 
on  a  soddy  piece  of  ground  or  in  a  straw  yard,  and 
throw  him  five  or  six  times,  according  to  our  way  of 
laying  a  horse  down,  ^ow  while  he  is  down,  keep 
liold  of  the  end  of  the  strap  and  have  your  attendant 
throw  buffalo  robes,  umbrellas  and  flags'  over  him,  and 
rattle  tin  pans,  sleigh  bells,  beat  drums,  play  hor-se- 
fiddles,  etc.,  in  fact  all  the  rackets  you  can  scare  up. 
As  he  attempts  to  get  up  pull  on  the  straps,  which  will 
roll  him  back  on  his  side.    If  he  is  sensitive  about  the 


m 


KICKING. 


K1«KIN(^.  51 

quarters  or  heels,  take  a  light  pole  and  rub  his  heels 
with  it,  shake  tin  pans  and  sleigh  bells  against  his  legs 
and  sensitive  parts.  Show  him  that  he  will  have  tO' 
submit.  After  he  submits  to  all  this  racket  and  poling 
without  resisting  or  trying  to  get  up  you  can  let  him 
on  his  feet,  then  put  on  the  Double  Saf et}'  Rope,  as 
described  under  Subjection.  Take  the  rope  and  whip 
in  right  hand,  the  lines  in  the  left;  give  him  the  com- 
mand to  ••'Get  up,''  and  give  him  a  stroke  with  the  whip 
around  the  hind  legs  close  to  the  body  at  the  same  time ; 
if  he  kicks  in  response,  pull  on  the  rope  and  bring  him 
to  his  knees. 

Repeat  the  command  and  draw  on  the  rope  slightly 
and  he  will  move  forward.  When  you  have  gone  a 
little  way,  say  Whoa !  and  bring  him  on  his  knees  and 
hold  him  there  a  little  while.  Then  slack  the  rope  and 
let  him  up.  Next,  fasten  tin  pans  and  sleigh  bells 
to  the  crupper;  allow  them  to  hang  do^Yn  about  to 
the  hock  joint,  in  such  a  manner  as  will  not  hurt 
him.  Now  have  somebody  make  all  the  racket  and 
disturbance  possible  around  him.  If  he  tries  to 
kick,  bring  him  to  his  knees.  Make  him  fight  the 
Double  Safety  Rope  hard  now,  until  he  submits. 
Show  him  yon  can  master  him  on  his  feet  as 
well  as  on  his  side.  After  you  have  him  thor- 
oughly warmed  up,  and  he  submits  to  all     of    this 


KICKING. 


-^^/^^ 


KICKING.  55 

unconditionall^r,,  you  should  caress  him,  and  treat  him 
kindly  until  he  is  cooled  off  a  little;  then  put  him  in 
the  stable  until  the  next  day.  Give  him  one  lesson  a 
day,  similar  to  the  one  just  described,  for  three  or  four 
days,  not  making  the  lesson  longer  than  one  hour  a 
day.  Then  you  will  have  thoroughly  taught  the  horse 
that  you  are  his  master,  and  that  things  liable  to 
frighten  him,  or  cause  kicking,  are  entirely  harmless. 
In  manipulating  this  Double  Safety  Eope,  always  have 
leggings  or  knee  pads  on  your  horses  front  legs,  and 
there  will  be  no  danger  of  hurting  him.  If  it  is  a 
horse  that  kicks  single,  you  are  now  ready  to  put  him 
in  shafts.  Put  on  the  Double  Safety  Rope;  by  having 
two  rings  in  the  belly  band  of  your  harness,  you  can 
use  the  Double  Safety  Eope  with  the  harness  on,  as  well 
as  with  the  surcingle;  and  also  apply  it  after  he  is 
hitched  up.  Before  hitching  him  up,  tie  the  tugs  into 
the  breeching  rings  and  run  the  lines  through  the  shaft 
bearers,  and  test  him  again  with  the  tin  pans  and  sleigh 
bells  hitting  his  heels,  by  having  them  attached  to 
crupper,  and  driving  him  around  awhile  until  sub- 
missive. Now  hitch  him  up  and  ask  him  to  go;  if  he 
tries  to  kick,  pull  on  the  rope  and  touch  him  with  the 
whip,  and  show  him  that  you  can  master  him  in  the 
shafts  as  well  as  out. 

As  soon  as  he  becomes  gentle,  and  is  willing  to  go 


56  KICKING. 

all  right,  take  tlie  appliances  off  and  drive  him  a  little 
while  without  the  rope,  and  put  him  awa}^  for  that  day. 
My  experience  has  taught  me  that  it  requires  from 
tvs^enty  to  thirty  days  to  educate  a  had,  confirmed  kick- 
er; to  fix  the  impression  on  the  brain  so  that  there  will 
be  no  inclination  to  repeat  the  habit;  while  you  may 
not  need  to  use  coercive,  or  subjective  treatment  more 
than  the  first  four  or  five  lessons,  yet  it  will  be  absolute- 
ly necessary  to  be  on  your  guard,  and  not  allow  him  to 
resist  at  any  time.  Be  ready  with  Double  Safety  Eope 
to  rebuke  disobedience,  and  also  be  ready  with  caresses 
and  kind  treatment  to  reward  obedience.  Possibly  the 
horse  will  make  attempts  to  resist  even  after  having 
given  it  eight  or  ten  lessons,  and  if  you  are  careless  and 
not  on  your  guard,  he  will  get  the  advantage  of  you 
and  go  to  kicking.  If  we  allow  the  horse  to  resist  after 
once  forcing  submission,  it  will  only  make  him  worse 
than  he  was  before;  because  it  gives  him  increased 
courage  and  confidence  in  himself  to  know  that  he  can 
resist  after  treatment,  and  in  that  way  make  his  charac- 
ter doubtful  and  treacherous.  Hence  the  importance 
of  being  firm,  and  not  allowing  him  to  resist  at  all  after 
having  been  subdued.  If  you  will  keep  your  horse  from 
resisting,  according  to  my  system  of  training  for  three 
or  four  weeks,  I  will  guarantee  that  he  will  have  but 
very  little  inclination  to  kick,  and  will  bear  tests  that 


KICKING.  57 

Your  supposed  gentle  horses  would  not  bear;  such  as 
driving  without  hold-back  straps,  tin  pans  thumping 
against  his  heels,  .or  stopping  at  word  of  command  so 
quick  that  he  would  almost  slide  off  his  hind  feet.  The 
first  thing  you  do  before  breaking  a  kicker,  or  any 
other  kind  of  bad  horse,  you  should  '  the  blinds  off 
your  bridle.     I  have  no  use  for  blinds  whatever. 

A  horse's  eyes  were  made  for  him  to  see, 
therefore  let  him  see;  but  how  can  he  when  he  is  penned 
up  in  a  pair  of  blinders?  To  illustrate  what  blinds 
will  do,  I  will  relate  a  circumstance  connected  with  a 
very  bad  kicker  that  I  once  broke  privately  for  a  man. 
After  I  had  her  thoroughly  educated  and  made  per- 
fectly gentle  to  drive  with  an  open  bridle,  and  she 
would  bear  tests  that  gentle  horses,  as  ordinarily  broken, 
would  not  bear — when  I  turned  her  over  to  the  owner.  - 
I  warned  him  particularly  not  to  put  blinds  on  her. 
I  told  him  to  drive  her  three  or  four  weeks  with  an 
open  bridle,  then,  if  he  was  determined  to  have  blinds 
on  her,  he  should  bring  her  to  me  and  I  would  hitch 
her  the  first  time  with  blinds.  He  did  so.  After  he  had 
driven  her  about  three  weeks,  he  brought  her  back  and 
said  she  was  obedient  to  all  the  commands  that  I  had 
taught  her,  and  she  was  driving  perfectly  well ;  but  the 
mare  had  a  Roman  shaped  head,  and  he  got  the  idea 
into  his  head  that  his  horse  was  horribly  ugly  without 


58  KICKING. 

blinds,  and  he  would  like  to'  use  her  with  blinds.  Well, 
I  put  blinds  on  her  and  hitched  her  up  and  asked  her 
to  go;  she  didn't  even  want  to  start,  but  she  didn^t  go 
over  two  rods  until  she  ran  to  the  side  of  the  road  and 
made  such  signs  of  kicking  that  caused  us  to  get  out 
just  in  time  to  save  a  new  buggy.  Nothing  caused  her 
to  want  to  repeat  the  old  habit  except  the  blinds.  How- 
ever, after  I  gave  her  two  or  three  lessons  of  subjectiye 
treatment  with  the  blinds  on,  she  drove  with  blinds; 
although  he  admitted  afterwards  that  she  drove  better 
without  blinds,  than  with  them.  I  shall  say  more 
and  give  modifications  of  treatment,  but  good  judg- 
ment and  common  sense  will  suggest  to  you  the  modi- 
fications that  might  be  needed;  therefore,  I  shall  not 
say  much  more  about  kickers.  If  you  have  a  horse  that 
is  not  confirmed  in  the  habit  of  kicking,  and  is 
very  sensitive,  high  spirited,  and  kicks  principally 
from  fear,  it  is  better  not  to  excite,  or  get  it  much 
heated.  About  all  that  is  necessary  to  do  is 
to  put  on  the  Excelsior  Bridle,  get  him  used 
to  the  rattle  of  the  wagon,  and  overcome  the  sensitive- 
ness to  being  touched,  by  our  process  of  poling  a  horse. 
If  he  is  extremely  touchy,  giving  him  a  few  oats,  or 
carressing  him  will  help  greatly  to  make  him  submissive, 
Xo  matter  how  severe  the  previous  treatment,  when 
submissive,   kindness   will  be  absolutely  necessarv*  in 


KICKIXG.  59 

quieting  tlie  nervous  system.  In  addition^  it  tells  the 
horse  b}'  his  way  of  reasoning,  that  the  punishment  is 
for  kickini;'.  and  the  reward  is  for  doing-  right. 
Some  men,  whatever  their  experienee,  seem  to  he  ahnost 
poison  to  horses;  as  soon  as  they  get  in  a  horse's 
presence,  the  horse  seems  to  be  unnerved  and  excited. 
They  think  all  that  is  necessary  is  to  jerk  a  horse 
around,  to  subject  him  to  treatment  as  if  but  a  mere 
machine;  then  if  they  fail  to  get  him  taught  4nything, 
they  will  attribute  the  whole  trouble  to  the  horse  as 
being  an  exceptionally  bad  one,  while  the  trouble  is 
with  them  for  not  knowing  how  to  reason  with  a  dumb 
brute. 

BAD   TO   HARNESS. 

In  training  a  horse  that  kicks  when  the  harness 
is  put  on:  If  he  is  not  very  bad,  simply  put  on  the 
Beery  Pulley  Breaking  Bridle  and  use  as  described  on 
page  40.Then  throw  the  harness  on  ;  if  he  kicks,  give 
him  a  couple  of  jerks  right  and  left.  Xow  be  careful 
to  jerk  hiin  while  he  is  in  the  act  of  resisting.  Repeat 
putting  it  on  and  off  a  number  of  times;  as  he  submits, 
-caress  and  treat  him  kindly.  Should  it  be  a  horse  con- 
firmed in  the  habit,  and  the  War  bridle  is  not  sufficient, 
use  the  roll,  or  pressure  on  the  spinal  cord.  Have  the 
pressure  on  from  fifteen  to  twenty  minutes;  put  the 
harness  on  and  off  while  the  roll  is  on.     Repeat  the 


CO  KICKING. 

handling  until  he  will  submit  to  have  the  harness 
thrown  from  quite  a  distance  without  having  any 
restraint  upon  him,  and  he  makes  no  resistance. 
Three  or  four  lessons  ought  to  break  the  habit,  giv- 
ing one  lesson  a  day.  1  may  add,  that  if  the  harness 
is  heavy  or  the  weather  cold,  it  should  not  be  thrown 
from  too  great  a  distance,  nor  with  too  much  force. 

How  to  train  a  horse  that  is  aggressive,  and  kicks 
in  the  stall:  In  the  first  place  you  should  have  good 
large  stalls.  Xarrow  stalls  are  always  an  abomination. 
They  not  only  make  it  difficult  to  get  around '  doubtful 
horses,  but  they  do  not  give  the  horse  room  to  step 
around,  lie  down  and  get  up.  Put  the  Pulley  Breaking 
Bridle  on  him,  carry  the  cord  back  to  the  back  part  of 
the  stall.  Do  not  let  him  know  the  bridle  is  on  until 
you  are  ready  to  use  it.  Come  into  the  stable,  take  the 
end  of  the  cord  in  your  hand,  and  say  Get  over !  If 
he  makes  an  attempt  to  kick  you  out,  give  him  two  or 
three  sharp  jerks  with  the  cord.  Eepeat  for  a  few  times^ 
going  in  until  he  learns  that  you  are  master.  As  he 
submits,  treat  him  kindly,  as  that  will  be  very  import- 
ant in  teaching  the  horse  that  the  punishment  was  for 
kicking.  In  order  to  break  both  sides  of  tha  horse,, 
you  must  carry  the  cord  back  on  the  opposite  side  of 
him  and  treat  it  likewise. 


KICKING 


61 


62  KICKING. 

BAD   TO   GROOM. 

How  to  manage  sensitive  horses  while  being 
groomed.  The  habit  of  kicking  while  being  groomed 
is  too  often  the  result  of  cruel  treatment.  A  sharp 
curry  comb  is  usually  raked  recklessly  over  the  legs 
and  belly  of  a  sensitive  horse,  regardless  of  the  pain 
it  causes  him.  The  horse  may  bite,  kick  and  almost 
lie  down  in  his  efforts  to  free  himself  from  the  pain; 
probably  he  will  receive  punishment  for  not  standing 
quietly.  How  can  you  expect  him  to  be  quiet  under 
such  barbarous  treatment  ?  Sharp  curry  combs  should 
never  be  used  on  horse's  legs  or  sensitive  parts. 
Always  use  a  good  brush  on  the  legs  and  bjlly  of  a 
horse. 

Many  horses  make  no  vicious  demonstrations, 
even  when  suffering  greatly,  but  this  is  no  reason  for 
being  careless  and  rough  in  grooming  them.  The 
pleading  look  in  the  eye  of  a  suffering  animal  ought 
to  compel  sympathy  from  all  but  the  most  hardened. 

After  having  become  confirmed  in  the  habit  of 
resisting  the  groom,  hold  him  under  constraint  until 
you  can  convince  him  that  you  are  not  going  to  scratch 
the  skin  off.  Put  on  the  Beery  Pulley  Breaking  Bridle 
and  correct  as  the  actions  of  the  horse  make  necessary. 
You  should  never  half  way  control  or  subdue  a  horse. 
Nothing  short  of  unconditional  submission  will  do  any 


KICKING. 


6S 


good.  Always  go  prepared^  and  never  allow  your  hoiee 
to  resist  at  any  point  after  he  has  been  conquered. 
Bemember,  that  to  br  ak  a  horse  reliably  of  kick- 
ing means  that  there  will  ^be  no  inclination  to  kick  in 
any  position,  no  matter  how  irritated. 


BALKING. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

Horses  know  nothing  about  balking  until  they  are 
forced  into  it  by  bad  management.  When  a  horse 
balks,  it  is  generally  from  some  mismanagement^  ex- 
citement, confusion,  or  from  not  knowing  how  to  pull; 
but  seldom  from  any  unwillingness  to  do  all  that  he 
understands.  High  spirited  horses  are  the  most  liable 
to  balk,  and  it  is  because  drivers  do  not  properly  under- 
stand how  to  manage  them.  A  free  horse  in  a  team 
may  be  so  anxious  to  start,  that  when  he  hears  the 
word  he  will  start  with  a  jump,  which  will  not  move  the 
load,  but  give  him  so  severe  a  jerk  on  the  shoulders 
that  he  will  fly  back  and  stop  the  other  horse.  The 
teamster  will  continue  his  driving  without  any  cessa- 
tion and  by  the  time  he  has  the  slow  horse  started  again, 
he  will  find  that  the  free  horse  has  made  another  jump, 
and  again  flown  back.  And  now  he  has  them  both 
badly  balked,  and  so  confused  that  neither  of  them 
know  what  is  the  matter  or  how  to  start  the  load. 
Xext  will  come  the  slashing  and  cracking  of  the  whip, 
and  hallooing  of  the  driver,  until  something  is  broken, 
or  he  is  through  mth  his  course  of  treatment.  But 
what  a  mistake  the  driver  makes  by  whipping  his  horse 


6G  BALKING. 

for  this  act.  Keason  and  caiiunon  sense  should  teach 
him  that  the  horse  was  willing  and  anxious  to  go,  but 
did  not  know  how  to  start  the  load.  x\nd  should  he 
whip  him  for  that?  If  so,  he  should  whip  him  again 
for  not  knowing  how  to  talk.  A  man  that  wants  to  act 
with  reason  should  not  fly  into  a  passion,  but  should 
always  think  before  he  strikes.  It  takes  a  steady  pres- 
sure against  the  collar  to  move  a  load,  and  you  cannot 
expect  him  to  act  with  a  steady  determined  purpose 
.while  you  are  whipping  him.  There  is  hardly  one  balk- 
ing horse  in  five  hundred  that  will  pull  true  from 
whipping;  it  is  only  adding  fuel  to  the  fire,  and  will 
make  him  more  liable  to  balk  another  time.  You  always 
see  horses  that  have  balked  a  few  times  turn  their 
head  and  look  back  as  soon  as  they  are  a  little  confused. 
This  is  because  they  have  been  whipped,  and  are  afraid 
of  what  is  behind  them.  This  is  an  invariable  rule  with 
balky  horses,  just  as  much  as  it  is  for  them  to  look 
around  at  their  sides  when  they  have  the  bots;  in  either 
case  they  are  deserving  of  the  same  kind  of  rational 
treatment. 

When  your  horse  balks,  is  confused,  or  wants  to 
start  quickly,  use  kind  treatment  immediately.  Caress 
him  kindly,  and  if  he  don't  understand  at  once  what 
you  want  him  to  do,  he  will  not  be  so  much  excited  as 
to  jump  ajid  do  everything  wrong  through  fear.     As 


BALKTNi,;.  <)T 

long  as  you  are  calm,  and  can  keo})  down  excittMnent  of 
the  horse,  lie  will  soon  forget  all  about  it,  and  learn 
to  pull  true.  Almost  every  wrong  act  the  horse  makes 
is  from  mismanagement,  fear  or  excitement.  We  must 
remember  when  we  are  dealing  with  dumb  creatures,, 
that  it  must  be  very  difficult  for  them  to  understand 
our  motions,  signs  and  language;  we  should  never  get 
out  of  patience  ^vith  them  because  they  don't  under- 
stand us,  nor  wonder  at  their  doing  things  wrong. 
We  should  remember  that  our  ways  and  language  are 
just  as  foreign  and  unknown  to  the  horse  as  any  for- 
eign language  is  to  us ;  and  we  should  try  to  practice 
what  we  could  understand,  were  we  the  horse ;  endeavor- 
ing by  some  simple  means  to  work  on  his  understanding, 
rather  than  on  the  different  parts  of  the  body.  Balk- 
ing is  a  habit  that  is  acquired,  just  the  same  as  kicking, 
halter  pulling,  shying  or  any  of  the  other  habits;  one 
repetition  after  another  of  bad  management  will  soon 
confirm  them  in  the  habit.  Then  you  have  one  of  the 
most  disagreeable  vices  that  we  have  to  contend  with. 
I  am  often  asked  whether  I  can  train  a  balky  horse  so 
that  he  will  not  repeat  the  habit.  I  tell  them  that  it 
altogether  depends  upon  the  man  that  is  going  to  use 
the  horse.  If  the  man  is  not  too  balky,  the  horse  will 
have  no  inclmaTioji  to  repeat  the  habit.  There  are  more 
balky  drivers   in   the   countrv   than   there   are   balky 

5 


(38  BALKING. 

horses.    I  can  break  a  balky  horse  for  inyself  or  any- 
body else  to  use,  that  knows  how  to  use  horses.     Per- 
haps the  first  lesson  you  g^ive  the  colt  will  be  to  hitch 
it  up.  and  tlicn  too,  with  l^linds  on,  and  say  "Gct'np." 
The  colt  never  having  been  taught  the  meaning  of  the 
command,  -'Get  np."  will  probal)ly  stand  in  its  tracks 
confused^  and  will  not  know  what  to  do.     You  may 
even  apply  the  whip  after  it  becomes  bothered,  and  it 
will  stand  sullenly,   or  kick  in  self  defense.     Xow  1 
presume  you  would  say  the  colt  balked.    No  I  there  was 
nothing  balked  except  the  man  that  was  handling  the 
colt.     Take  the  colt  out  of  harness;  first  teach  it  to 
*  have  confidence  in  you ;  next  teach  the  use  of  the  bit  and 
the  command  "Get  up  ;'*  teach  it  to  turn  to  the  right 
and  left,  and  the  true  meaning  of  the  word  Whoa! 
according  to  our  system  of  "Colt  Training.''    Then  you 
will  have  a  colt  that  has  no  inclination  to  balk.     As  I 
have  given  you  a  few  of  the  many  causes  for  horses 
balking,  and  also  how  to  prevent  horses  from  getting 
confirmed  in  the  habit,  I  will  next  give  you  my  course 
of  treatment  for  a  confirmed  balker.    The  balky  horse 
has  learned  by  his  past  experience  and  resistance  that 
he  can  do  as  he  pleases.     Hence  the  first  thing  we  do 
is  to  take  the  conceit  out  of  him,  and  show  hi  in  that  we 
are  master,  by  our  methods  of  subjection.     I  would 
first  throw  the  horse;  if  he  tries  to  keep  on  his  feet 


70  BALKING. 

and  resists  hard  lie  should  be  thrown  a  number  of  times. 
Then  let  him  on  his  feet,  and  put  on  the  Double  Safety 
Rope;  take  the  lines  back  through  the  shaft  bearers 
of  the  harness,  get  behind  the  horse,  take  the  rope  and 
whip  in  the  right  hand,  and  the  lines  in  the  left.  Use 
a  guy-line  as  described  under  the  description  of  appli- 
ances; have  an  assistant  stand  about  fifteen  feet  in 
front,  a  little  to  the  right  or  left  of  the  horse;  just  as 
you  give  the  command  to  go,  hit  the  horse  with  the 
whip,  and  have  your  assistant  pull  on  the  guy-line  at 
the  same  time.  You  will  find  that  it  will  cause  him  to 
move  very  quickly ;  and  if  he  lunges  or  wants  to  go  too 
fast,  you  can  hold  him  in  check  with  the  rope.  N'ow 
give  him  a  thorough  handling  with  the  Double  Safety 
Rope.  Teach  him  the  commands  that  are  necessary 
for  him  to  know,  on  the  same  principle  that  we  teach 
a  colt;  except  in  teaching  a  balky  horse  these  corh- 
mands,  we  use  more  severity  in  the  action  we  associate 
with  the  command.  For  instance:  When  we  say  Get 
Up !  we  give  him  a  hard  stroke  with  the  whip  around 
the  hind  legs,  and  have  him  pulled  out  with  the  guy- 
line;  and  when  we  say  Whoa!  we  bring  him  to  his  knees, 
iWe  thus  teach  him  that  it  is  no  partnership  affair; 
showing:  him  that  Get  up !  means  to  move  forward 
and  that  Whoa !  means  to  stop  right  on  the  spot.  Give 
him  to  understand  that  we  are  going  to  have  it  our 


BALKING.  71 

own  way  all  the  time.  As  soon  as  he  becomes  sub- 
missive, and -obeys  our  commands  promptly,  we  caress 
and  treat  him  kindly  for  it.  Give  him  one  or  two 
lessons  of  this  subjective  treatment  before  you  hitch 
him  up. 

About  the  third  lesson,  if  the  horse  balks  from 
any  unwillingness  to  pull,  you  should  put  on  the  breast 
collar,  and  attach  a  rope  or  strap  to  the  traces,  and 
bring  it  around  your  back,  and  teach  him  by  degrees 
to  pull  your  weight.  The  second  lesson,  if  he  obeys 
all  of  your  commands,  and  draws  your  weight  behind 
him,  he  is  ready  to  hitch  to  a  light  vehicle.  Now,  if 
he  obeys  you  when  he  is  hitched  up,  be  very  gentle 
with  him,  so  he  will  not  get  mad;  also  caress  and  reward 
him  for  doing  right;  but  if  he  should  fail  to  move  after 
he  is  hitched  up,  give  him  a  repetition  of  the  first  lesson, 
viz:  Double  Safety  Eope,  Guy-Line,  etc.  Don't  make 
your  lessons  more  than  about  one  hour  in  length,  and 
only  one  in  a  day,  for  the  first  few  lessons.  Go 
prepared  for  the  next  fifteen  or  twenty  lessons.  Pay 
strict  attention  to  your  horse,  and  do  not  allow  him  to 
resist  for  that  length  of  time,  and  you  will  have  a 
horse  that  will  be  anxious  to  obey  every  command  that 
you  have  taught  him.  If  you  never  fool  him,  lie  to 
him,  or  deceive  him,  he  will  never  forget  your  teax^hings. 
If  you  will  properly  apply  the  treatoient  above   de- 


72  BALKING. 

scribed,  you  will  be  successful  in  managing  three- 
fourths  of  the  confirmed  balkers.  To  break  horses 
that  have  only  balked  a  few  times,  only  lots  of  patience 
and  good  common  sense  are  necessary. 

Anything  that  will  disconcert  a  balky  horse  is  a 
step  in  the  right  direction.  Remember  that  a  horse 
can  think  of  but  one  thing  at  a  time.  You  can  very 
often  start  a  balky  horse  by  going  up  to  him  quietly 
and  lifting  his  front  foot  and  hanmiering  on  it  a  few 
times  with  a  little  stone.  Let  the  foot  down  and  he 
,will  start  off  all  right.  The  horse  would  be  reminded 
of  being  shod;  while  he  is  thinking  of  being  shod  he 
is  not  thinking  of  balking.  Or  almost  any  other  little 
trick  that  will  deter  the  horse  from  his  purpose  will 
do  the  work.  Sometimes  just  going  to  the  horse  and 
unbuckling  his  line,  or  drop  a  trace,  then  hitch  them 
up  again,  will  remind  the  horse  of  going  to  the  stable, 
and  he  will  start  when  you  ask  him  to  go.  Taking  the 
blinds  off  of  some  balky  horses  I  claim  is  half  of  their 
breaking.  Teaching  them  to  have  confidence  in  you, 
and  allowing  them  to  see  your  movements  behind  them, 
will  be  all  that  a  great  many  horses  need.  N"o  doubt 
you  have  seen  horses  as  soon  as  they  balk  turn  their 
heads  around.  Possibly  the  horse  has  been  severely 
punished  while  the  blinds  were  on,  and  whenever  he 
stops,  he  imagines  the  driver  is  going  to  whip  him. 


BALKING.  <l> 

and  becomes  restless,  excited  and  confused.     AVhile  if 
the  blinds  were  off,  the  horse  conld  see  that  you  were 
calm  and  didn't  intend  to  luirt  liiju.     If  your  liorse 
will  not  start  under  ordinary  good  management,  after 
you  have   tried   kind   teacliing   and   patience   to   your 
heart's  content,  take  him  out  of  the  shafts,  put  one 
ha.nd  on  the  halter,  take  hold   of  tlie   tail   with   the 
other,  and  whirl  him  around  until  he  becomes  dizzy. 
If  you  get  dizzy  before  the  horse  does,  you  can  make 
him  whirl  himself  around.       Tie  a  knot  in  his  tail, 
divide  the  hair  above  the  knot  and  run  the  halter 
fitrap  through  and  tie  in  a  half  hitch  knot.     Bring  the 
horse's  head  close  to  his  tail.     This  causes  him  to  run 
around  in  a  ring.    Keep  him  whirling  tmtil  he  staggers 
or  nearh'  falls  down.     Pull  the  end  of  the  strap  and 
reverse  the  whirling  by  tying  the  head  and  tail  together 
on  the  opposite  side.     Then  hitch  him  up  quickly  and 
take  the  lines,  ask  him  to  go,  and  in  the  majority  of 
cases  he  will  move  right  off.     This  has  a  controlling 
effect  in  two  ways.     In  the  first  place  it  confuses  a 
horse's  ideas,  and  breaks  up  his  confidence  quicker  than 
any  process  we  can  subject  him  to.     It  also  forces  him 
to  move;  being  deficient  in  his  reasoning  faculties,  he 
cannot  tell  the  difference  in  going  sideways  and  straight 
ahead.     Occasionally  this  method  fails;  it  is  best  for 
single  balkers.     I  will  give  give  you  a  trick  that  will 


74  BALKING. 

be  A^erv  good  for  double  balkers.  You  can  have  it  for 
what  it  is  worth,  although  I  do  not  practice  tricks  my- 
self. Take  a  piece  of  rope  eighteen  feet  long,  make  a 
slip  loop  around  the  balky  horse's  body  just  in  front  of 
the  hips,  have  the  slip  loop  come  on  the  side  nearest 
the  other  horse;  bring  the  rope  forward  and  fasten  it 
to  the  collar  of  the  gentle  horse ;  have  everything  ready ; 
take  up  the  lines  and  say  ''Get  up,"  giving  the  gentle 
horse  a  stroke  A\'ith  the  whip.  As  he  jumps  ahead,  the 
rope  tightens  around  the  small  of  the  back  and  flanks 
of  the  balky  horse ;  that  causes  him  to  move  out  of  his 
tracks.  By  practicing  this  for  a  few  lessons,  you  will 
find  that  the  balky  horse  will  be  anxious  to  start  when 
he  hears  the  command,  "Get  up!''  To  be  successful 
in  managing  a  balky  horse,  you  must  first  control  your 
own  temper,  keep  cool,  do  not  fly  into  a  passion,  but 
have  plenty  of  patience,  and  you  will  come  out  victor- 
ious. You  will  also  feel  a  glow  of  satisfaction  when 
you  have  thus  obtained  a  double  victory  and  have  not 
lowered  yourself  below  the  dumb  beast,  but  have  gained 
the  mastery  in  a  self-respecting  way. 


SHYING. 


CHAPTER  V. 

I  shall  first  give  you  some  of  the  causes  for  horses 
fihying,  and  also  how  to  prevent  them  from  getting 
into  the  habit.  I  believe  in  the  old  sayings  "an  ounce 
of  prevention  is  worth  a  pound  of  cure.'*  The  habit  of 
shying  is  formed  on  the  same  principle  that  the  habit  of 
balking  is.  I  claim  that  the  driver  always  shies,  or 
.gets  away  from  the  true  principles  of  horsemanship 
first.  For  instance,  the  driver  is  driving  a  nervous, 
y^oung  horse^  and  he  comes  to  a  stone,  stump,  log,,  or 
anything  else  that  the  horse  does  not  understand,  and 
gets  a  little  frightened  at.  The  first  thing  the  driver 
thinks  of,  is  to  pull  out  the  whip  and  score  him  past; 
and  possibly  whip  him  five  minutes  after  he  is  past  the 
object:  and  say,  "I'll  show  you  how  to  get  scared." 
Remember,  the  horse  can  think  of  only  one  thing  at  a 
time. 

ISTow  while  he  is  eyeing  the  stone  or  log,  and  you  are 
whipping  nim,  what  is  it  that  the  horse  thinks  is  hurt- 
ing him?  You  would  say  the  whip,  but  I  would  say, 
no!  It  is  the  object  that  he  is  looking  at  that  inflicts 
the  pain,  and  the  next  time  you  come  to  the  object 


HVrNG 


SHYING. 


7T 


he  will  be  more  afraid  of  it  than  he  was  the  first  time 
and  will  try  to  get  farther  away  from  it.  A  few 
repetitions  of  this  kind  of  treatment  will  make  a  first 
class  shyer.  Or  to  allow  a  horse  to  go  around  any 
object  that  he  is  afraid  of,  without  having  him  examine 
it,  and  be  convinced  that  it  is  harmless,  will  have 
almost  as  bad  an  effect  upon  the  horse  as  to  punish 
Avith  the  whip.  This  is  invarial^ly  the  way  all  horses 
are  tauglit  to  shy. 

Xow,  when  you  have  a  horse  that  has  been  taught 
to  shy,  or  is  confirmed  in  the  habit,  it  is  advisable  to 
lay  him  down  a  few  times,  and  introduce  to  him  buffalo  ' 
robes,  umbrellas,  flags,  tin  pans,  sleigh  bells,  drums,  in 
fact  all  the  objects  and  sounds  that  are  liable  to 
frighten  horses.  After  he  submits  to  the  treatment 
while  down,  then  let  him  on  his  feet,  put  on  the 
Double  Safety  Eope,  as  described  under  ^'Subjection,'' 
and  convince  him  that  these  objects  and  sounds  that 
are  -liable  to  frighten  him  are  perfectly  harmless. 

Have  your  assistant  hold  flags  and  umbrellas  up, 
and  drive  the  horse  under  them.  Drive  him  over  paper, 
and  right  up  to  the  object  that  he  fears  most.  If  he 
undertakes  to  shy  from  them  say,  AYhoa!  pull  on  the 
rope  and  bring  him  to  his  knees;  hold  him  there  a 
little  while;  then  let  him  up^  and  draw  on  the  rope 
just  enough  to  keep  his  attention,  while  you  rush  him 


i  b  SHYING. 

right  up  to  the  object^  and  let  him  examine  and  feel 
it  with  his  nose.  After  you  have  thoroughly  subdued 
the  horse  by  the  above  process,  you  may  take  off  the 
rope  and  drive  him  over  paper  and  under  flags,  etc., 
with  the  lines  on!}',  and  treat  him  kindly  until  he  is 
cooled  off  a  little;  then  put  him  in  the  stable  until  next 
-day;  give  him  two  lessons  before  you  hitch  him  up. 
About  the  third  lesson  you  may  drive  him  to  a  vehicle, 
with  the  Double  Safety  Rope  on;  or  if  he  is  under 
pretty  good  control,  a  single  foot  strap  will  be  sufficient ; 
simply  run  the  end  of  the  rope  through  ring  in  girth 
of  harness,  down  through  ring  in  foot  strap,  up  and 
snap  in  ring  at  girth.  This  will  remind  him  of  the 
Double  Safety  Eope,  and  you  can  control  him  about 
as  well  vnih  the  single  foot  strap  as  you  could  at  first 
with  the  Double  Safety  Rope.  Now,  when  your  horse 
sees  an  object  that  he  is  afraid  of,  speak  to  him  as 
though  you  meant  business,  something  like  this :  Take 
care !  It  will  not  hurt  you !  Walk  right  up  to  it,  sir ! 
at  the  same  time  giving  him  a  light  stroke  with  the 
whip.  But  do  not  strike  him  often,  unless  it  is  nec- 
essary to  hold  him  to  his  post.  As  soon  as  you  have 
driven  him  up  to  the  object,  stop  him,  get  out  of  the 
vehicle  and  caress  him ;  thus  teach  him  that  he  will  not 
be  harmed  when  he  hears  your  voice  and  obeys  your 
commands.     In  leaving  an  object  that  your  horse  is 


SHYING. 


■79 


SHYING. 


81 


afraid  of,  you  should  never  allow  him  to  go  faster  than 
a  walk. 

By  following  the  above  instructions,  in  a  short 
time  you  will  have  a  horse  that  will  go  nearer  the 
object  that  he  is  afraid  of,  when  he  hears  your  voice, 
instead  of  shying  away  from  it.  I  will  call  your  atten- 
tion to  another  error  that  people  almost  invariably 
make  when  driving  shying  horses:  When  the  horse 
shies  from  an  object  they  will  pull  the  lines  nearest 
the  object,  while  they  should  always  pull  the  oppo- 
site line  first.  For  instance,  if  your  horse  shies  at  some- 
thing on  the  near  side,  you  should  pull  the  off  line 
first.  By  pulling  the  line  nearest  the  object,  you  simply 
pull  the  head  around  to  one  side,  and  throw  the  body 
further  away  from  the  object.  When  you  pull  the 
line  on  the  opposite  side  it  throws  the  body  nearer  the 
object,  and  brings  the  head  and  neck  straight  with  the 
body.  You  can  never  control  you  horse  when  his  head 
is  twisted  around  to  one  side.  Always  try  to  keep  his 
head  and  neck  in  a  straight  line  with  his  body. 


THE    RUNAWAY    HORSE     IS    A     MENACE    TO     EVERYTHING 

AROUND    IT.      MY    METHOD    CURES    EVEN    THE 

MOST    CONFIRMED    RUNAWAY. 


RUNNING  AWAY. 


CHAPTER  VI. 


The  habit  of  running  away  is  nearly  always  caused 
by  carelessness  ;but  after  horses  have  run  away  a  time 
or  two  they  are  inclined  to  run  at  every  opportunity 
•until  they  are  confirmed  in  the  habit,  and  then  they 
will  not  be  safe  to  drive  at  all.  For  after  they  have 
once  learned  to  know  their  strength  they  will  run 
whenever  excited,  although  you  may  have  the  severest 
bits  that  are  made  on  them.  Our  treatment  for  a  bad 
runaway  horse  is  similar  to  that  given  a  shyer,  except 
it  requires  more  lessons  and  more  severe  treatment. 
;You  should  take  him  on  a  soft  piece  of  ground  anu 
throw  him  several  times ;  then  hold  him  down,  and  have 
your  helpers  to  make  a  racket  over  and  around  him. 
iWhen  subduing  a  horse  always  be  careful  that  the  in- 
stJTiments  you  use  around  him  will  not  hurt  him;  for 
instance,  while  he  is  lying  down,  and  you  are  rattling 
tin  pans  over  his  head,  if  he  attempts  to  rise  up  and 
strikes  his  head  against  the  pans,  it  would  have  the  same 
effect  upon  the  horse  as  if  it  you  had  struck  him  pur- 
posely.    He  is  not  smart  enough  to     know     that 


84  ItUNMXG    AWAY. 

he  hurt  hhnself.  The  object  in  making  this  racket 
about  him  is  to  teach  him  that  it  is  harmless  and  will 
not  hurt  him.  Next  let  him  on  his  feet,  hang  tin  pans 
on  his  tail,  and  wave  flags  and  umbrellas  over  him; 
drill  him  thoroughly  on  the  words  Steady  and  Whoa! 
Teach  him  that  when  you  say  Steady,  it  means  to  go 
slow;  and  when  you  say  Whoa!  it  means  to  stop  in- 
stantly. Of  course  you  must  have  the  Double  Safety 
Rope  on.  Give  him  two  or  three  lessons  before  you 
hitch  him  up  and  make  all  the  racket  you  can  behind 
him,  and  make  him  try  to  run  off.  Let  him  start  to 
run  off,  and  then  say  Steady,  pull  on  the  Safety  Eope, 
and  make  him  go  slow;  then  say  Whoa!  and  bring  him 
to  his  knees.  After  you  have  taught  him  the  words 
Steady,  and  Whoa!  and  he  is  submissive,  you  can  take 
off  the  appliances.  But  carry  the  Double  Safety  Rope 
with  you  for  a  week  or  ten  days  and  whenever  he  shows 
any  inclination  to  run  off,  get  right  out  and  put  the 
rope  on  again,  and  make  him  run.  Show  him  in  this 
way  that  you  can  control  his  running  as  you  please. 
Keep  him  under  complete  subjection  for  a  week,  and 
you  will  overcome  all  inclinations  to  run  away.  I  have 
handled  runaway  horses  in  this  way,  and  tested  them  se 
hard  that  they  became  gentler  while  driving  them  in  a 
run  than  in 'a  slow  gait.  As  soon  as  they  heard  the 
word  Steady,  they  slackened  their  pace  immediately. 


RUNNING    AAVAY.  85 

and  when  they  heard  Whoa!  they  stopped  so 
quick  that  they  fairly  slide  on  their  hind  feet. 
Drivers  don't  talk  to  their  horses  enough;  when  their 
horses  start  to  run  off  they  pull  on  the  lines  and  keep 
still,  while  if  they  would  talk  to  them  they  could  get 
them  quiet  before  the  horse  would  get  the  advantage 
of  theim.  I  will  give  you  the  best  way  to  stop  a  run- 
away horse  with  a  straight  bar  bit :  As  soon  as  you  see 
that  he  has  the  advantage  of  you;  and  is  determined  to 
run  off,  let  him  run  for  ten  or  fifteen  rods;  then  pull 
in  steady  on  the  lines.  Now  hold  the  left  hand  perfectly 
still,  and  give  a  powerful  jerk  with  the  right  hand. 
Give  the  command  Whoa!  at  the  same  time,  and  if  you 
will  repeat  the  jerk  and  command  once,  you  will  in- 
variably stop  your  horse.  It  surprises  and  disconcerts 
him  quicker  than  any  other  process  you  could  use  with 
the  lines.  By  the  old  process  of  sea-sawing  with  the 
lines,  you  have  but  little  more  power  over  the 
horse  than  just  pulling  on  the  lines.  If  the  horse  has  a 
very  blunt,  hard  mouth,  it  would  be  advisable  to  train 
the  mouth  with  the  First  Form  War  bridle;  that  will 
give  you  friction  in  the  mouth,  ,and  you  can  soon  make 
it  flexible  to  an  easy  bit.  There  are  more  horses  taught 
to  pull  or  lug  on  the  bit  by  the  use  of  severe  bits,  than 
from  any  other  cause.  A  horse  of  that  kind  should  be 
drilled  thoroughly  on  the  words  Steady  and  Whoal 


86 


RUNNING    AWAY. 


TEen  use  as  easy  a  bit  as  there  is  made.  A  straight  bar 
bit,  wound  with  leather,  or  a  rubber  bit  would  be  pref- 
erable. Any  horse  can  be  educated  to  drive  to  an  easy 
bit,  and  that  is  the  way  they  should  be  driven.  I  know 
fanners  who  break  their  colts  with  severe  bits,  and  they 
cannot  be  used  with  easy  bits,  simply  because  their 
mouths  have  been  trained  and  accustomed  to  severe 
bits. 


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BAD  TO  SHOE. 


CHAPTEE   VII. 

The  habit  of  resisting  having  the  feet  taken  up 
and  submitted  to  restraint  for  shoeing  is  like  most 
other  habits  to  which  the  horse  is  subject,  caused  bj 
ignorant,  bad  treatment.  By  a  little  patience,  it  is 
seldom  that  the  most  sensitive  colt  cannot  be  made 
to  submit  the  feet  to  be  handled  and  pounded  upon 
as  desired.  And  once  done,  it  can  always  be  done, 
■unless  there  is  some  special  cause  for  disturbance. 

There  are  some  horses  that  are  so  wild  and  nery- 
ous  that  they  will  resist  any  ordinary  good  manage- 
ment. When  we  have  horses  of  this  kind,  or  horses 
that  are  old  or  confirmed  in  the  habit,  it  will  be 
necessary  to  use  some  of  our  methods  of  subjection. 
Our  treatment  for  a  horse  extremely  bad  to  shoe  is  bm 
follows : 

Put  the  Pulley  Breaking  Bridle  on  the  horse 
as  described  under  Subjection,  and  while  the  pressure 
is  on,  if  his  hind  feet  are  bad  to  shoe,  buckle 
a    foot     strap     with     a     ring     in     it     around     the 


BAD    TO    SHOE.  89 

foot  below  the  fetlock;  next  tie  a  knot  in  the 
horse's  tail;  take  a  rope  eight  feet  long,  and  make 
slip  loop  in  one  end  of  it;  draw  this  slip  loop  around 
the  tail  above  the  knot,  and  bring  the  other  end 
through  the  ring  at  foot.  This  gives  3'OU  a  double 
purchase  on  the  foot.  If  he  is  a  kicker  he  will  not  make 
many  kicks  with  this  appliance  on,  as  the  foot  would 
just  be  carried  back  on  the  cord  that  you  hold  in 
your  hand;  also  the  pressure  and  weight  of  the  foot 
comes  directly  on  the  tail.  This  is  the  simplest  and 
easiest  way  of  managing  a  kicking  horse  or  colt,  bad 
to  shoe.  Pull  the  foot  backwards  and  forwards  at 
Bhort  intervals  until  it  will  be  given  back  freely;  and 
when  given  freedorn,  it  will  be  rested  upon  the  toe, 
with  the  muscles  relaxed.  ISTow  step  to  the  side  of 
the  horse,  and  pull  the  foot  forward  a  number  of  times, 
until  perfectly  submissive.  Then  hammer  on  the  foot  a 
/ittle;  after  all  this  is  submitted  to,  you  should  remove 
the  pressure  and  continue  handling  the  foot  when 
the  pressure  is  off  and  the  head  is  free.  The  other 
hind  foot  must  be  handled  in  the  same  way.  As  men- 
tioned before,  making  one  foot  or  meimber  of  the  body 
gentle  and  submissive  to  be  handled,  will  give  no  assur- 
ance that  the  other  parts  will  be  submissive. 

Should  the  horse  be  bad  to  shoe  in  front,  put  the 
Pulley  Bridle  on;  you  can  strap  the  front  foot  up  to  the 


90 


BAP    TO    SHOE. 


•      RAJ)    TO    SHOE.  91 

surcingle  or  girth  of  harness,  and  lead  him  around  a 
few  steps  on  three  legs.  As  soon  as  he  finds  that  it  is 
impossible  for  him  to  get  his  foot  down,  he  will  give  up. 
Eemove  the  pressure  and  continue  to  handle  the  foot 
by  rubbing  the  leg  and  pounding  on  the  foot 

How  often  when  in  blacksmith  shops  and  livery 
stables,  do  we  see  men  go  to  a  horse  to  take  his  front 
foot  up  by  either  hammering  on  the  shins  or  pulling  on 
the  fetlock;  that  is  a  very  bad  way  to  take  up  the  foot. 
If  it  is  the  near  front  foot  that  you  want  taken  up, 
simply  put  j^our  left  hand  on  the  horse's  shoulder  and 
press  against  it  a  little;  this  throws  the  weight  of  the 
horse  on  the  opposite  side,  and  the  near  foot  will  almost 
come  up  of  its  own  accord.  How  simple,  yet  how 
many  have  ever  thoug-ht  of  it.  All  ordinary  cases  bad 
to  shoe  will  submit  in  fr.m  ten  to  fifteen  minutes. 
Always  use  the  foot  strap  and  rope  in  connection  with 
this  method  of  subjection. 

If  you  have  a  horse  that  is  not  vicious  in  his  re- 
sistance, all  that  is  necessary  is  to  put  the 
First  Form  A\'ar  Bridle  on,  and  give  him  a  few  pulls 
to  the  right  and  left,  or  if  that  is  not  severe  enough, 
put  on  the  Pulley  Bridle,  and  jerk  him  a  few  times 
with  that,  and  he  will  submit  readily  to  have  his  feet 
handled.  I  think  it  is  an  imposition  upon  the  black- 
smiths for  farmers  to  take  their  colts  into  a  black- 


92 


BAB    TO    SHOE, 


smith's  shop  and  have  the  smith  handle  the  colt's  feet 
the  first  time.  When  first  taken  to  the  shop  for  the 
purpose  of  being  shod,,  the  hammering  and  flying  of 


AS    THE    FOOT   WILL   BE   IlESTED    ON    THE    TOE   WHEN 
SUBMISSIVE. 

sparks  will  greatly  excite  the  colt,  so  that  when  you 
go  back  to  take  its  foot  the  noise  and  sparks  will  cause 
it  to  think  that  you  are  going  to  hurt  it;  while  if  the 
colt's  feet  had  been  lifted  up  and  pounded 
upon  before  taking  .it  to  the  shop,  you  would  have  no 
trouble  in  shoeing  him.     The  majority  of  colts  will 


BAD    TO    SHOE, 


98 


94 


BAD    TO    SHOE. 


BAD    TO    SHOE.  06 

resist  some  when  you  first  undertake  to  handle  their 
feet,  "but  if  you  can  get  them  to  submit  to  their  feet 
being  handled,  through  gentleness  and  caresses,  it  will 
have  just  as  good  an  effect  on  them  as  if  you  would 
have  to  use  coercive  or  subjective  treatment  to  get 
them  to  submit.  Should  the  colt  resist  too  much  to 
handle  it  in  this  way,  put  the  Pulley  bridle  on,  pull  it 
right  and  left  a  few  times,  then  buckle  a  foot  strap 
around  the  hind  leg  below  the  fetlock  joint;  take 
an  ordinary  hitching  strap  and  snap  one  end  into  the 
ring  in  foot  strap.  Now  have  your  assistant  keep  the 
colt's  attention  with  the  cord  while  you  take  the  strap 
and  pull  the  foot  back  and  forwards  until  the  muscles 
become  relaxed.  At  first  there  will  usually  be  great 
resistance.  The  horse  may  kick  or  pull  the  foot  for- 
wards with  all  his  might.  But  no  matter  how  much  he 
may  resist  at  first,  it  will  be  no  indication  of  failure. 
Simply  keep  pulling  the  foot  back  at  short  intervals 
imtil  there  is  no  resistance.  A  sure  indication  of  un- 
conditional submission,  will  be  when  the  foot  is  given 
freedom  to  be  rested  on  the  toe.  The  foot  will  now 
be  ready  to  shoe  without  any  further  trouble.  Treat 
the  opposite  foot  in  the  same  manner.  To  give  an 
idea  of  the  power  of  this  treatment  when  properly 
applied,  I  will  refer  to  its  effect  upon  one  or  two  cases 
that  I  handled.     While  instructing  a  class  at  Kessler 


96 


BAD    TO    SHOE. 


i'^  ^ 


BAD    TO    SHOE. 


or 


Station^  Ohio,  there  was  an  eighteen  year  old  mare 
brought  in  to  have  her  feet  handled.  She  had  never 
been  shod  bnt  two  or  three  times  in  front,  and  had 
never  been  shod  bnt  once  behind,  and  that  time  she 
had  to  be  held  fiat  down  by  six  men  to  have  the  shoe 
put  on.  Since  that  time  she  could  not  be  shod  at  all, 
and  she  almost  became  unmanageable  whenever  she 
would  come  near  a  blacksmith':  shop.  I  applied  the 
pressure  on  the  spinal  cord  for  about  fifteen  minutes 
then  removed  the  roll  and  put  the  Excelsior  bridle 
on,  and  gave  her  a  few  pulls  with  that,  after  which 
I  could  handle  her  feet  with  ease.  I  told  the  class 
I  would  have  her  shod  the  next  day,  and  if  any  body 
wanted  to  see  her  shod  they  were  welcome  to  do  so, 
but  didn't  think  that  there  would  be  but  very  few  out 
to  see  her  shod.  To  my  surprise  nearly  seventy-five 
men  came  out  to  see  the  performance.  Some  of  them 
came  as  far  as  six  miles.  I  gave  her  a  slight  repeti- 
tion of  the  previous  treatment,  when  she  stood  right 
in  her  tracks  to  have  four  shoes  put  on.  Another  ex- 
tremely bad  case  was  an  eight  year  old  sorrel  horse 
that  was  brought  to  me  at  Tippecanoe  City,  0.,  for  the 
purpose  of  having  his  feet  handled.  This  horse  aa 
soon  as  he  would  get  into  a  shop  would  commence 
kicking;  before  even  being  touched  he  would  kick  the 
ground  behind  him  with  all  the  force  he  had.    I  sup- 


98 


BAD    TO    SHOE. 


BAD    TO    SHOE.  99 

posed  that  there  was  something  stinging  or  hurting 
him,  and  made  a  remark  to  that  effect.  The  black- 
smith looked  at  me  and  laughed  a  little,  as  much  as 
to  say  "that  is  the  kind  of  hair-pin  he  is.''  Tlie  horse 
had  been  abused  so  often  in  trying  to  have  him  shod 
that  he  would  get  vicious  without  being  touched.  I 
applied  the  roll  and  in  about  fifteen  minutes  I  had  him 
convinced  that  I  was  not  going  to  tear  his  lea"  off,  and 
he  stood  perfectly  quiet  to  be  shod.  Some  horses  will 
allow  the  foot  to  be  taken  up,  but  lean  over  on  the 
blacksmith  whilej.t  is  being  held.  We  treat  this  habit 
practically  the  same  as  for  horses  that  resist  the  feet 
being  taken  up.  Usually  a"  sharp  lesson  with  the 
Pulley  bridle,  repeating  it  every  time  he  attempts 
to  lean  over,  until  he  learns  to  stand  without  being 
held  up,  will  be  all  that  will  be  required.  It  is  advis- 
able to  stand  at  the  head  while  somebody  else  takes 
up  the  foot  as  if  to  shoe;  just  as  the  horse  begins  to 
lean  over,  give  him  a  jerk  with  the  cord.  The  point 
of  success  is  to  apply  just  while  in  the  act  of  resisting. 


lOO 


HALTER    PULLING. 


HALTER  PULLING. 


CHAPTER  VIII. 

This  is  a  disagreeable  habit  that  horses  very  easily 
acquire  when  they  are  not  properly  hitched  the  first 
few  times.  Once  started  to  breaking  straps  there  is 
increased  inclination  to  do  so  until  the  habit  becomes 
fixed.  A  horse  subject  to  this  habit  may  stand  all 
right  when  not  excited,  but  will  be  ready  to  almost 
break  his  neck  in  the  attempt  to  pull  loose,  should  a 
piece  of  paper  or  a  sudden  sound  come  before  him. 
It  is  easy  enough  to  hitch  a  horse  so  that  he  cannot 
get  loose,  but  the  difficulty  is,  in  bad  cases,  to  prevent 
and  break  up  the  habit,  so  there  will  be  no  inclinatioa 
to  repeat  it.  About  the  only  plan  that  people  know  for 
hitching  their  colts  so  they  cannot  get  away  is,  to  put 
on  them  a  heavy  halter,  so  heavy  that  it  would  be  im- 
possible for  them  to  break  it  if  they  were  hitched  t© 
it  with  the  other  end,  by  the  traces.  While  this  will 
work  all  right  upon  some  colts,  it  is  a  very  improper 
way  of  hitching,  for  others.  I  have  known  of  colta 
pulling  so  hard  upon  halters  as  to  make  the  neck  stiff. 


102  HALTER    PULLING. 

deforming  and  spoiling  them,  and  in  some  instances 
killing  themselves,  by  dislocating  the  neck.  The  point 
is  to  hitch  the  colt  in  a  way  that  will  induce  the  least 
inclination  to  pull,  and  when  it  does  pull  it  cannot  get 
loose,  strain  or  otherwise  injure  itself. 

Take  a  rope  eighteen  feet  long,  (half  inch  rope 
that  will  not  stretch  much  is  the  best,)  make  an 
ordinary  slip  noose  around  the  colt's  body,  bring  the 
end  between  the  front  legs,  up  through  the  halter  ring 
and  tie  to  a  strong  post  or  hitching  rack.  Then  make 
a  little  racket  in  front  of  it  and  cause  it  to  pull  back. 
It  will  not  any  more  than  get  back  until  it  will  be  up 
to  the  rack  again.  After  it  has  tried  it  two  or  three 
times  it  will  not  pull  any  more,  and  the  more  racket 
you  make  the  closer  to  the  rack  it  will  get.  I  should 
have  stated  in  the  chapter  on  Colt  Ti'aining  that  this 
treatment  should  be  applied  before  hitching  the  colt  up, 
about  the  third  or  fourth  lesson.  After  giving  the  colt 
two  lessons  of  this  kind  it  will  be  safe  to  hitch  on  the 
street  with,  a  light  strap.  While  this  hitch  alone  will 
be  sufficient  to  hold  the  worst  halter  puller,  yet-  it  mil 
not  be  sufficient  to  wholly  overcome  the  habit.  To 
break  the  bad,  sullen  pidlers,  or  those  confirmed  in  the 
habit,  requires  very  good  management.  In  the  first 
place,  you  should  have  a  good,  strong  halter  on  the 
horse,  and  hitch  to  a  strong  hitching  rack,  where  it 


HALTER    PULLING. 


103 


^:4  ___ 


104  HALTER    PULLING. 

will  give  you  ample  room  to  work  on  the  opposite  side 
of  the  rack.  Now  bring  out  your  "Horse  fiddles/'  cow 
bells,  tin  pans,  and  sleigh  bells,  and  make  all  the  racket 
in  front  of  him  you  can;  you  may  also  introduce  to  him 
buffalo  robes,  umbrellas,  paper,  and  flags.  The  secret 
©f  this  hitch  is  that  when  he  pulls,  the  loop  draws 
so  tight  around  his  body  that  it  hurts  him  so  that  it  is 
impossible  for  him  to  pull  long.  The  harder  he  pulls, 
the  more  it  hurts  him  across  the  back.  But  should  he 
be  of  that  sullen  disposition  that  he  would  set  back  and 
pull  on  the  rope  without  ceasing,  it  will  be  necessary 
to  use  a  little  limber  lashed  whip  across  the  end  of  his 
nose.  Usually  within  about  four  or  five  strokes  Mr. 
Horse  gets  tired  of  pulling,  and  he  will  spring  into  the 
air  and  light  some  place  close  to  the  hitching  rack. 
Continue  the  racket  and  wave  the  flag  over  his  head, 
being  very  careful  not  to  allow  any  of  the  devices 
which  you  use  to  make  him  pull  back,  to  cause  pain. 
He  will  probably  go  back  once  or  twice  more;  after 
that  he  will  stay  right  up  to  the  rack.  As  soon  as  he 
comes  up,  stop  the  racket,  and  caress  and  treat  him 
kindly.  Let  him  examine  the  instrument  that  made 
the  noise,  and  feel  the  robes,  flags,  etc.,  and  be  con- 
vioced  that  they  are  harmless;  thus  teach  him  that 
the  correction  is  for  his  pulling,  and  that  he  is  reward- 
ed and  treated  kindly  for  standing  up  to  the  rack.  Give 


HALTEU    PULLING.  105 

the  horse  one  lesson  a  day  for  four  or  five  days  and 
you  will  have  a  horse  that  you  cannot  make  break  a 
tow  string.  In  breaking  this  habit,  it  would  be  almost 
fatal  to  success  to  let  the  horse  feel  that  he  could 
resist  at  any  point.  No  possible  chances  for  defeat 
should  be  taken.  As  before  explained,  in  ordinary 
cases  all  that  is  necessary  is  to  hitch  in  this  way,  and 
frighten  back  a  little,  at  first  by  whatever  excites  him, 
until  he  refuses  to  go  back,  when  all  inclination  to 
pull  is  overcome;  when  in  serious  cases,  a  sharp  stroke 
with  a  whip  will  be  necessary.  Always  hitch  the  horse 
first  where  he  has  been  in  the  habit  of  resisting  most, 
or  as  near  there  as  possible.  You  should  never  hitch 
him  first  where  you  cannot,  if  necessary,  touch  him 
with  the  whip.  When  he  goes  back  correct  him  in- 
stantly. When  he  jumps  forward,  make  a  noise,  wave 
flags  over  his  head,  or  something  of  the  kind,  but  do 
not  strike  him  with  the  whip,  or  hurt  him  with  the 
things  you  make  racket  with.  The  horse  should  be 
hitched  this  way  at  several  different  places,  and  he  may, 
when  left  alone,  try  to  pull  again  once  or  twice,  but 
this  will  only  fix  the  impression  the  stronger,  until 
he  will  give  up  the  contest.  It  does  no  good  to  treat 
a  horse  just  enough  to  make  him  stand  quietly  when 
not  excited  or  frightened.  To  overcome  all  inclina- 
tion to  pull  back,  he  must  be  handled  in  such  a  manner 


lOG  HALTER    Pi;LL!N(r. 

as  to  niake  liim  stand  quietly,  regardless  of  any  of  the 
usual  causes  of  excitement.  Unless  tins  can  be  done, 
the  horse  cannot  be  trusted  to  be  hitched  in  the  street 
or  any  place  v.iiere  exposed  to  any  cause  of  fear.  Some- 
times, we  have  horses  that  will  stand  all  right  when 
hitched  I)}-  tne  halter^  but  will  break  the  bridle  every 
time  they  are  hitched  with  it.  To  treat  a  bridle  jjuller, 
have  what  we  call  a  chin  strap.  A  strap  about  four 
inches  long  with  a  ring  in  the  middle  of  it^  and  a  snap 
at  each  end;  snap  these  snaps  into  the  rings  at  each 
side  of  the  bridle  bit.  Xow  bring  the  halter  pulling 
rope  throu^uh  the  ring  in  chin  strap.  When  pulling 
now,  it  will  keep  the  bridle  on  straight,  and  what  little 
pressure  there  is  on  the  bridle  comes  directly  on  top 
of  the  head,  without  ptilling  the  bit  lengthwise  through 
the  mouth.  Treat  the  same  as  halter-pullers.  This 
chin  strap  is  a  very  good  thing  to  hitch  a  colt  with, 
until  he  gets  accustomed  to  being  hitched  with  the 
bridle,  as  it  will  not  be  aggravated  by  pttUing  the  bit 
through  the  mouth-  By  following  the  above  instritc- 
tions,  and  exercising  patience,  common  sense,  and  good 
judgment,  you  will  have  no  trouble  in  breaking  the 
worst  halter-pullers.  We  have  other  'remedies  for 
halter-pullers,  but  none  so  safe  and  reliable  as  the  one 
described,  and  for  that  reason  I  shall  not  describe 
any  other. 


DESCRIPTION  OF  APPLIANCES. 

CHAPTEE  IX. 

Often  when  I  visit  a  town  a  second  tinie^  the  re- 
mark is  made  that  Mr. ,  a  scholar  of  mine,  got 

his  money  back  quick  enough  after'  you  left  town, 
handling  horses  for  his  neighbors  with  quite  good 
success. 

The  same  thing  applies  to  you.  -With  my  book 
and  my  appliances  and  Submissive  Pulley  Bridle  you 
•can  easil}^  correct  any  fault  in  your  own  or  your  neigh- 
bors' horses,  and  you  could  often  make  more  than  your 
"whole  outlay;  for  their  horses  arc  made  just  that  much 
more  valuable,  either  to  themselves  or  to  those  to 
whom  they  may  sell  them.  It  makes  SELLI^^G 
easier  and  MOKE  PROFITBLE. 

The  following  occurrence  shows  the  PEA  OTIC  AL 
VALUE  of  my  appliances  used  in  connection  with  the 
methods  described  in  this  book. 

You  are  at  liberty  to  write  to  these  •  gentlemen 
^nd  ascertain  for  yourself  that  the  facts  are  just  as 
stated. 

Mr.  H.  C.  Blackford,  of  Eaton,  Ohio,  one  of  my 
former  pupils  who  had  been  in  my  class  there,  says 
that  his  having  joined  my  class  was  the  means  of  his 
making  OXE  HUNDEEI)  DOLLAES  on  one  horse. 


K)8  APPLIANCES. 

His  son-in-law.  Dr.  Pryor,  had  a  young  hor«.e  that 
accidentally  ran  away  with  him,  after  whicli  it  took  four 
men  to  hitch  her  up  and  she  again  ran  away  and  tore 
things  to  pieces. 

Dr.  Pryor  then  said  he  would  not  hitch  her  up 
again  under  ANY  circumstances,  and  said  that  Mr. 
Blackford  could  have  her.  Mr.  Blackford  said  that 
he  used  my  appliances  on  her,  and  in  TWO  OR  THREE 
LESSONS  he  made  her  PERFECTLY  TRACTABLE, 
and  sold  her  for  One  Hundred  Dollars. 

The  VERY  METHODS  that  he  used  with  such 
splendid  success  are  fully  and  comprehensive!}^  describ- 
ed in  this  book  of  mine,  and  you  can  be  just  as  suc- 
cessful in  other  eases  as  he  Avas  in  this  one,  if  you  own 
a  set  of  my  appliances  and  read  and  put  into  practice 
the  instructions  so  plainly  given  in  the  book. 

For  years  I  have  been  besieged  with  inquiries  in  re- 
gard to  my  different  appliances.  I  have  previously  de- 
scribed them  in  my  book  but  have  decided  not  to  do  so  in 
this  one,  as  it  has  been  found  that  the  average  harnes* 
maker  could  not  make  them  properly  without  having 
the  actual  -harness  to  go  by.  And  even  then  it  was 
ahnost  impossible  for  them  to  make  the  Foot  Straps 
so  they  would  not  chafe  the  horse's  feet.  The  Sur- 
cingle would  frequently  be  made  of  poor  or  unsuitable 
material,  and  the  Knee  Pads  could  not  be  made  so 
they  would  keep  their  place  while  bringing  a  vicious 
horse  to  his  knees. 

For  these  reasons,  I  have  decided  not  to  attempt 
to  describe  them,  but  to  have   each  appliance  made 


APPLIANCES.  lOf^ 

of  the  right  kind  of  material  and  in  the  most 
approved  and  scientific  manner,  after  my  latest  per- 
fected models,  and  keep  them  in  stock  ready  to  sell 
at  a  reasonable  price. 

I  have  contracted  to  have  these  appliances  made 
in  large  quantities,  so  that  I  am  able  not  only  to  of- 
fer them  to  you  made  up  more  correctly  than  you  would 
in  most  cases  be  able  to  have  them  made  yourself,  but 
buying  them  in  quantities,  I  am  naturallv  able  to 
offer  them  to  you  at  a  lower  price  than  it  would  cost 
you  to  have  a  single  set  or  appliance  made  up. 

I  examine  all  material  and  appliances  before  ship- 
ping them  and  I  personally  guarantee  them  to  be 
fully  satisfactory  to  every  one  ordering  them. 


THE    BEERY    SURCINGLE. 

This  surcingle  is  made  of  the  best  of  leather,  sev- 
&n  feet  long,  adjustable  on  both  sides  so  that  it  can  be 
made  to  fit  a  small  pony,  or  be  lengthened  out  to  fit  a 
horse  weighing  over  a  ton.  It  is  well  padded  (stuffed 
with  hair)  in  a  manner  to  shield  the  back,  and  also  pre- 
vents the  surcingle  from  slipping  sideways. 

Directly  on  top  of  surcingle  is  placed  a  mounting 
hold,  which  is  used  in  riding  a  fractious  colt,  or  horse 
of  any  kind. 

It  has  ten  rings  substantially  sewed  on  it,  that  are 
so  arranged  as  to  allow  all  the  other  attachments  to  be 
quickly  snapped  into  it  for  the  different  purposes  for 
which  it  may  be  used;  such  as  for  the  double-safety 


110  APPLIANCES. 

rope,  throwing  purposes,  bad  to  shoe  and  the  ,"qnick 
harness"'  attachments,  etc. 

More  depends  upon  your  success  by  having  thu  ap- 
pliances made  correctly  than  any  other  one  thing.  I 
am  prepared  to  supply  all  appliances  needed  in  my 
methods  of  subduing  and  training. 

Every  one  who  raises  colts,  or  handles  horses  in 
any  way,  needs  the  following  named  appliances :  Sur- 
cingle, foot  straps,  knee  pads,  safety  rope,  halter,  guy 
line  and  throwing  outfit.  By  addressing  me  at 
Pleasant  Hill,  Ohio,  you  can  obtain  a  little  book,  free 
of  charge,  which  gives  a  list  of  all  appliances  and  costs. 

THE   LEG   STRAP 

Used  in  strapping  the  fore  leg  up  should  be  made  of 
good  leather  also.  It  should  be  about  two  inches  wide, 
and  about  three  feet  and  a  half  long,  with  a  good, 
strong  keeper  on  under  side  from  buckle,  to  put  the  end 
of  strap  through  and  make  a  slip  loop  around  the  foot 
below  the  pastern  joint.  Lift  the  foot  up,  bring  the 
end  of  strap  over  surcingle,  and  buckle. 


THE  THROV^'ING   HALTER 

Is  made  with  strong  head  stall  and  brow  band, 
with  nose  piece  buckled  rather  close  back  of  jaw.  When 
this  simple  rig  is  on  the  horse,  any  boy  or  amateur  can 
throw  him  with  safety,  by  taking  a  cord  fifteen  feet 
long,  fasten  one  end  to  ring  on  the  back,  bring  down  on 
oS  side  through  halter  rings  back  through  ring  four  or 
five  inches  to  the  off  side  of  ring  on  back;  then  hold  the 
end  of  cord  in  your  hand,  and' stand  four  or  five  feet  in 


AF'PLIANCEP.  Ill 

front  of  the  horse,  a  little  to  the  off  side.  Xow  pull 
on  the  cord.  This  will  draw  his  head  to  his  side,  which 
will  throw  him  off  his  balance,  and  bring  him  over  in 
a  rolling  motion. 


FOOT  STRAPS. 


The  ordinary  Foot  Straps  used  to  be  made  large 
to  avoid  friction,  but  this  is  unnecessary  in  my  improv- 
ed Foot  Straps,  which  are  properly  padded,  thus  avoid- 
ing this  bulkiness  and  cI  amsiness.  This  shows  the  de- 
sirability, if  you  use  Foot  Straps  at  all,  of  buying  the 
very  best  to  be  had. 

These  Foot  Straps  are  made  adjustable  so  as  to  fit 
both  large  and  small  horses — and  fit  them  right,  too. 
They  are  padded  in  such  a  manner  as  to  avoid  hurting 
the  horse's  feet.  They  are  made  to  fit  on  the  front 
feet  below  the  pastern  joints  and  are  to  be  used  mth 
the  Double  Safety  Eope.  By  buckling  them  around 
the  legs  above  the  knees,  they  will  be  applicable  for 
fence  jumpers  and  pawing  in  the  stable,  being  an  ef- 
fectual remedy  for  these  bad  habits. 


THE    KNEE    PADS. 


The  Knee  Paa3  are  AL^YAYS  of  the  very 
best  so  as  to  not  injure  the  horse  when  you  bring  him 
to  his  knees,  and  they  should  always  be  used  with  the 
Double  Safety  Eope. 

It  has  cost  me  much  time  and  money — more  than 
any  other  of  my  appliances — to  perfect  a  Knee  Pad 


il2  APPLIANCES. 

that  would  STAY  on  the  knees  and  not  slip  down.  In 
almost  every  plan  invented  or  devised,  by  harness  mea 
or  any  one  else,  the  pads  would  invariably  slip  down. 
But  I  have  now  succeeded  in  perfecting  a  pattern  that 
entirely  avoids  the  annoyance  and  danger  of  having  the 
Knee  Pads  continually  slipping  dow^n. 

They  are  PKOPERLY  cupped,  padded  and  shaped 
in  such  a  anner  as  to  fully  protect  and  STICK  right 
to  the  knees,  no  matter  what  the  horse's  resistance. 
This  makes  a  pad  that  will  be  flexible  to  the  knee  when 
the  leg  is  bent,  and  when  THESE  pads,  or  protectors, 
are  on  your  horse,  you  can  bring  him  on  his  knees  on 
the  pike  or  very  hard  ground  without  bruising  his 
knees.  However,  it  is  advisable  to  bring  him  on  his 
knees,  the  first  few  times,  on  ground  that  is  free  from 
stones  or  rubbish,  after  which  he  ^dll  try  very  hard  to 
keep  on  his  feet^  and  if  he  does  come  down^  it  will  be 
without  much  force. 


THE  DOUBLE  SAFETY  ROPE 

Is  a  half  inch  cotton  rope  eighteen  feet  long. 
There  is  no  ro])e  that  will  slip  through  the  rings  as 
easily  as  a  cotton  one;  and  on  account  of  its  being  so 
pliable,  it  will  wear  much  longer  than  any  other  rope. 
By  having  a  snap  at  one  end  of  the  rope,  it  can  be  put 
on  very  quick.  First,  run  the  end  with  '  snap  on 
through  the  olT  ring  in  surcingle  underneath  the  body, 


API'IJANCES.  \iZ 

down  through  off  foot  strap  ring,  up  through  other  ring 
in  surcingle,  down  and  snap  into  ring  of  near  foot  strap. 


GUY  LINE. 

This  is  an  especially  strong  strap,  sixteen  feet 
long,  especiall}"  used  for  concjuering  BALKEIiS  and 
STUBBORN  horses.  It  is  arranged  with  three  rings 
near  the  end,  which  has  a  snap  in  it.  The  snap  is  tak- 
en over  the  neck  and  snapped  into  one  of  these  rings, 
making  a  stationary  loop  around  the  neck,  brought 
down  and  made  into  a  half-hitch  around  the  lower  jaw. 

This  line  is  to  be  used  in  the  management  of 
bftlkers  and  horses  that  will  not  turn  to  the  right  or 
left,  or  to  master  them  when  they  ha^e  the  habit  of 
turning  down  certain  alleys  or  streets  that  you  don't 
(Wire  to  go.  An  assistant  then  stands  about  ten  feet 
in  front  of  the  horse,  and  a  little  to  the  right  or  left, 
and  pulls  in  unison  with  the  operator  of  lines  and  the 
Double  Saftey  Rope. 

All  that  is  necessary  is  to  give  him  a  hard  puii 
right  in  the  act  of  resistance.  You  will  only  need  t© 
use  this  Guy  Line  a  few  times  when  used  properly, 
until  he  will  yield  readily  to  the  touch  of  the  rein. 
Frequently  we  have  taken  .  balkers,  weighing  fifteen 
hundred  }  -iinds,  right  out  of  their  tracks,  eight  or  ten 
f-eet,  the  first  pull. 

There  is  something  powerful  about  this  simple 
device,  that  I  have  never  been  able  to  fully  explain, 
yet  it  is  equal  to  all  emergencies. 


114  APPLIANCErs. 

THE  HALTER  PULLING  ROPE 

Should  be  a  very  strong  half  inch  rope,  eighteen  feet 
long.  It  should  be  a  pliable  rope,  yet  one  that  would 
not  stretch  much. 


THE   CHIN   STRAP 

Is  made  with  a  heavy  piece  of  leather,  about  four  inches 
long,  with  a  ring  in  the  middle,  and  a  good  snap  sewed 
into  each  end  of  it.  This  is  to  be  snapped  into  the 
bridle  rings.  For  bridle  pullers,  run  the  halter  pulling 
rope  through  ring  in  chin  strap,  instead  of  halter  ring. 
It  will  also  be  good  to  have  it  attached  to  bridle,  when 
hitching  colts  the  first  time  by  the  bridle;  it  will  pull 
the  same  on  each  side  of  the  bridle,  hen-ce  will  not  ex- 
cite the  colt  by  pulling  the  bit  length^vise  through  its 
mouth. 


TO  MAKE  THE  SECOND  FORM  WAR  BRIDLE 

I  prefer  leading  a  horse  by  the  side  of  the  vehicle  for 
several  reasons.  When  he  is  behind  the  vehicle,  you 
have  to  twist  your  neck  nearly  off  to  see  how  he  is  com- 
ing on.  He  will  be  unable  to  see  the  chuck  holes,  and 
he  will  have  to  come  stumbling  through  them,  and 
possibly  bump  himself  often  against  the  vehicle; 
when  by  the  side  of  you  he  can  see  where  he  is 
stepping,  and  you  can  manage  him  without 
twisting  around  in  the  seat  to  see  him.  One  man  can 
drive,  and  lead  a  horse  in  this  way  about  as  well  as  if 
he  had  only  the  one  horse,  for. once  teaching  a  horse 
to  lead  with  this  cord,  he  will  never  forget  it.    He  will 


API'LIANTES.  115 

always  stay  up  to  his  place.  In  using  an}  of  the  cord 
bridles,  you  should  loop  the  cord  over  a  stick  about  as 
large  around  as  your  thumb,  and  four  or  five  inches 
long,  about  the  distance  from  the  head  that  it  will  be 
most  convenient  to  use,  to  prevent  burning  or  chaf- 
ing the  hands. 


SAFETY   LINES. 

Put  an  over  check  on  your  horse,  with  a  ring  in 
it  just  back  of  ears.  Take  a  cord  eighteen  feet  long, 
run  one  end  of  it  through  ring  in  surcingle  at  one  side 
of  the  horse,  through  ring  of  the  bridle  bit,  back 
through  nng  at  top  of  surcingle,  for  ward  and  snap  into 
ring  of  over  check.  Next,  take  another  cord  th^  same 
length,  and  put  on  opposite  side  in  the  same  manner. 
Step  behind  and  take  the  cords  for  lines.  You  then 
haye  a  powerful  purchase  on  his  head  with  these  lines, 
which  will  be  good  to  teach  a  stubborn  horse  to  stop  at 
word  of  command.  By  pulling  on  these  lines  the  head 
is  elevated  straight  into  the  air. 

But  as  I  have  before  said,  no  more  severity  should 
Ic  used  than  is  required  in  order  to  secure  obedience. 
When  that  is  done  some  sign  of  approval  should  at 
once  be  given. 


PROMISCUOUS  VICES. 


CHAPTER  X. 

HOW  TO  PREVENT  A  HORSE  JUMPING  FENCES. 

Put  on  him  a  surcingle  with  a  ring  in  the  bottom 
of  it,  and  buckle  a  foot  strap  around  each  leg,  aboA'e 
the  knee.  Xext  take  a  strap  or  short  rope,  fasten  one 
end  of  it  to  the  ring  in  off  foot  strap,  bring  the  other 
end  of  it  through  the  ring  in  surcingle  and  fasten  to 
ring  in  foot  strap  on  the  near  leg.  You  should  have 
the  strap  drawn  just  tight  enough  so  that  the  horse  can 
walk  his  natural  gait.  If  it  is  to  be  applied  on  a  real 
bad  jumper,  it  might  be  necessary  to  make  it  a  little 
tighter,  so  that  he  cannot  take  quite  full  steps.  When 
this  simple  appliance  is  on  your  horse,  he  can  lie  down 
and  get  up,  eat,  or  do  anything  but  run  fast  or  jump. 
This  is  the  best,  most  reliable,  and  safest  remedy  that 
has  ever  been  devised  for  fence  jumpers. 


HOW    TO    PREVENT    A    HORSE    KICKING    AGAINST    THE 
SIDE   OF  THE   STALL. 

Take  a  piece  of  elastic  about  an  inch  and  a  half 
wide,  sew  a  buckle  on  one  end  of  it,  and  buckle  aroimd 


PROMISCUOUS   VICES. 


UT 


118  PROMISCUOUS    VICES. 

his  leg  Just  above  the  hock  joint.  When  the  horse  liftfi 
his  leg  to  kick,  the  leader  expands;  his  attention  is 
drawn  to  the  elastic  and  he  fails  to  kick.  A  horse  ca» 
only  think  of  one  thing  at  a  time ;  while  he  is  wonder- 
ing what  is  drawing  around  his  leg,  he  is  diverted  from 
ills  purpose  and  the  kicking  will  cease.  A  horse  wiU 
not  kick  against  the  stall  unless  he  can  hear  a  noise 
when  the  foot  strikes  the  boards.  Another  simple  rem- 
edy is  to  pad  the  stall  with  something  so  that  he  can- 
not hear  the  foot  strike.  Take  a  piece  of  old  carpet  uatl 
tack  on  the  sides  of  the  stall  and  put  straw  between  it 
and  the  stall  will  be  sufficient.  These  remedies  art 
very  simple  but  they  will  do  the  work. 


HOW  TO  PREVENT  A  HORSE  FROM  PAWING  IN  STAIA. 

Buckle  a  foot  strap  around  the  front  leg  above  th« 
knee  with  the  ring  in  front;  take  a  block  about  tea 
inches  long  and  two  inches  wide,  buckle  a  strap  around 
the  middle  of  it  and  fasten  to  ring  in  foot  strap  so  that 
it  wUl  hang  about  five  inches  below  the  knee.  When 
the  hore  attempts  to  paw,  this  block  will  strike  him  on 
the  shins.  He  vrill  not  make  more  than  a  few  attempts 
to  paw. 


HOW  TO  PREVENT  A  HORSE  FROM  GETTING   FAST  IN 
STALL. 

This  troublesome  vice  is  usually  caused  by  being- 


PROMISCUOrs    VICES. 


119 


120  PROMISCUOUS    VICES. 

confined  in  a  stall  that  is  too  small.  When  the  horse 
rolls  and  turns  upon  his  back,  he  is  so  cramped  by 
the  narrow  walls  of  the  stall,  that  he  can  not  roll  him- 
self back  to  get  up.  For  the  convenience  of  the  horse, 
and  man  too,  you  should  always  have  wide  stalls.  A 
small  ring  should  be  stitched  to  the  top  part  of  the  hal- 
ter; take  a  small  rope  and  attach  to  a  beam  or  some- 
thing directly  above  his  shoulders  when  he  is  eating 
out  of  the  manger;  have  a  snap  in  one  end  of  it,  and 
snap  it  into  ring  sewed  in  halter.  Feed  him  some 
grain  from  the  floor  about  where  he  stands  with  his 
front  feet.  Have  the  rope  long  enough  so  that  his 
nose  will  just  reach  the  floor;  of  course  have  him  tied 
with  the  halter  as  ordinarily.  This  will  allow  him  to 
eat,  lie  down,  and  get  up,  but  he  can  not  put  the  top  of 
his  head  down  to  the  floor  so  that  he  can  roll.  A 
horse  will  not  get  fast  in  a  stall  unless  he  tries  to  roll. 
By  having  a  snap  in  the  cord  or  rope  that  is  attached 
above  the  horse,  when  you  want  to  take  him  out  of 
the  stall,  all  you  will  have  to  do  will  be  to  unsnap  the 
rope. 


HOW  TO  PREVENT  A  HORSE  PUTTING  HIS  TONGUE  OUT 
OF  MOUTH  OVER  THE  BIT. 

Take  a  straight  bar  bit,  and  file  about  three  inches 
of  the  middle  of  it  nearly  flat,  so  that  when  you  sew  a 
piece  of  sole  leather  over  it,  it  will  not  turn.  Have  the 
sole  leather  come  straight  back  in  the  horse's  moutli 
over  the  tongue.     The  leather  should  be  about  three 


PROMISCUOUS    VTCEB. 


121 


122  PKOMI?CU0r3    VICK?. 

\ 

inches  wide  at  the  bit,  and  extend  Lack  in  the  mouth 
about  throe  inches,  tapering  to  a  point.  He  cannot  get 
the  tongue  back  far  enough  to  get  it  over  this  leather. 
It  is  a  much  better  remedy  than  the  bits  that  are  made 
witli  metal  pJates  on  them;  it  is  not  so  disagreeable  for 
a  horse  to  liave  in  his  moutii. 


A   PULLER   OR   LUGGER   ON   THE    BIT. 

In  a  majority  of  cases  remove  the  blinds  and 
overcheck  fmm  the  bridle  and  put  on  the  Beery  bit. 
It  may  be  i  ecessary  in  order  to  break  up  the  habit, 
to  give  th<^  horse  a  few  lessons  on  the  words  "Steady" 
and  "Wlina."  By  attaching  the  lines  in  the  small 
rings  of  the  bit  tlie  horse  can  be  taught  that  the 
word  'Steady'"  means  to  go  slow,  and  "Whoa" 
means  to  stop  right  there  This  bit  has  a  control- 
ing  influence  not  to  be  found  in  any  other  bit. 


HORSE  THAT  WILL  NOT  BACK. 

Put  on  liim  a  surcingle;  then  put  on  the  Pulley 
Bridle  under  the  ordinaiy  bridle  and  take  the  lines 
back  through  the  ring  in  surcingle.  Have  your  assist- 
ant take  a  firm  hold  of  the  lines,  while  you  take  the 
oord  and  stand  on  the  near  side  of  the  horse,  about  the 
shoulders,  and  just  as  you  give  the  command  *^Back" 
give  a  sharp  pull  with  the  Pulley  Bridle.  If  he  only 
goes  back  a  few  inches,  let  up  on  the  cord  and  caress 
him  for  it.  By  repeating  this  a  few  times  your  horse 
will  go  backward  as  soon  as  he  hears  the  command 
"Back." 


PROMISCUOUS    VICES.  1l>8 

Another  good  way  of  teaching  a  horse  to  back  will 
be  to  put  on  him  a  surcingle  and  my  Combination 
Bridle,  made  as  follows :  Take  a  stout  woven  sash  cord 
thirty-six  feet  long,  and  put  the  middle  of  it  in  the 
horse's  mouth;  make  an  ordinaiy  slip  knot,  put  the  fore- 
fop  through  it,  and  draw  the  knot  tight.  Take  both 
ends  over  the  head  between  the  ears;  and  bring  one  end 
down  on  each  side  of  neck,  just  back  of  jowls,  twist  the 
ends  together  three  or  four  times,  bring  each  end  for- 
ward through  cord  in  mouth,  on  each  side  of  mouth, 
take  the  ends  back  through  rings  in  surcingle  and 
<;arry  them  back  behind  the  horse,  for  lines.  You  then 
have  a  combination  of  bridle  and  lines;  you  can  guide 
a  horse  as  well  with  this  cord  as  you  could  with  any 
bit.  Xow,  to  teach  him  to  back,  simply  bring  the  lines 
or  ends  of  the  cord,  forward,  while  they  are  through 
the  rings  of  ihe  surcingle.  Stand  in  front  of  him,  take 
a  short  hold  of  the  lines  just  in  front  of  his  breast. 
Say  Back  I  and  immediately  give  sharp  raking  pull 
with  the  cords;  this  will  force  him  back.  Eepeat  until 
he  will  step  back  at  command. 


TO    BREAK    THE    HABIT    OF    RUNNING    BACK^\'ARDS. 

Put  on  the  horse  the  Double  Safety  Eope,  and  tell 
him  to  back.  After  he  has  backed  a  few  steps,  say 
Whoa  I  pull  on  the  rope  and  bring  him  on  his  knees. 
Thus  teach  him  that  Whoa  I  means  to  stop,  whether 
he  is  going  backwards  or  forwards.  If  you  will  carry 
the  Double  Safety  Rope  with  you  for  a  few  trips,  and 


124 


PKOKISCUOUS    VICES, 


PROMISCUOUS    VICES.  125 

upon  every  occasion  that  your  horse  wants  to  go  back- 
wards, put  this  rope  on  and  bring  him  on  his  knees,  you 
will  soon  have  the  habit  of  runing  backwards  overcome. 


HOW  TO  BREAK  BITERS. 

If  the  horse  is  not  confirmed  in  the  habit,  all  that 
is  necessary  is  to  put  on  the  Pulley  Breaking  Bridle  and 
not  let  him  know  it  is  on,  and  when  he  makes  an  at- 
tempt to  bite,  give  him  a  few  jerks  with  the  cord. 
Give  him  a  few  lessons  of  this  kind,  and  that  is  all  that' 
is  needed.  But  if  he  is  an  old,  confirmed  biter,  you 
will  have  to  resort  to  the  following  plan:  Put  on  him 
a  surcingle  and  halter,  tie  up  near  front  ^oot  and  throw 
him  down  several  times;  while  he  is  down  give  his 
mouth  a  thorough  handling.  Next,  put  on  ^he  Pulley 
Breaking  Bridle;  when  he  attempts  to  bite,  pull  him 
right  and  left,  open  his  mouth,  give  him  all  the  oppor- 
tunity to  bite  you  can,  thus  show  him  that  you  are 
master,  and  you  are  not  afraid  of  him.  A  very  good 
way  to  manage  bad  biting  and  striking  stallions  or  any 
other  horses  that  have  this  habit,  is  to  bluf!  them  with 
powder.  I  use  a  thirt3-eight  caliber  revolver  loaded 
vfiih  blank  cartridges.  When  the  horse  comes  toward 
you,  striking  or  making  an  attempt  to  bite,  you  dis- 
charge the  revolver  in  front  of  him;  tliis  blufi's  him 
and  causes  him  to  think  his  vicious  act  caused  the  ex- 
plosion. By  doing  this  a  few  times  you  will  have  him 
convinced  that  you  are  not  afraid  of  him.  The  horse 
is  a  close  observer,  and  the  instant  you  show  any  fear 


12^  PROMISCUOUS    VICES. 

around  a  biting  horse,  that  quickl}'  will  he  take  advan- 
tage of  you.  There  is  not  one  vicious  horse  out  of 
fifty  that  cannot  be  bluffed  by  simply  standing  still  un- 
til he  gets  within  four  or  five  feet  of  you,  then  instantly 
raise  your  hand  in  front  of  you  and  hollo.  Whoa  I  He 
will  stop  so  quick  that  he  will  almost  fall  down.  A 
horse  is  not  like  a  hog.  If  you  stand  in  front  of  a  hog 
and  don't  give  way,  it  will  surely  run  over  you,  or  un- 
der you  rather,  but  a  horse  will  not  do  this  if  you  will 
stand  your  ground  ;  but  if  you  show  signs  of  being 
afraid  of  him,  by  moving  backwards  or  running  away 
from  him,  it  would  be  very  natural  for  him  to  know 
that  he  had  bluffed  you  instead  of  you  bluffing  him. 
To  break  a  stallion  from  biting  his  mate  when  hitched 
double,  put  oik  him  a  Second  Form  War  Bridle,  carry- 
it  back  to  the  wagon,  not  letting  him  know  that  it  is  on 
until  he  is  ready  to  make  a  pass  at  the  other  horse; 
then  give  him  a  powerful  jerk  with  the  cord  and  give 
him  a  touch  with  the  whip,  and  say  "Take  care,  sir,'' 
at  the  same  time.  The  best  remedy  for  an  old-con- 
firmed biting  stallion  is  to  have  him  castrated. 

When  a  horse  has  been  frightened  by  the  cars  or 
the  steam  of  an  engine,  it  is  a  very  difficult  task  to  get 
him  over  the  fright,  mainly  because  you  c^n  not  control 
the  movements  of  the  train.  The  simplest  and  best 
plan  is  to  treat  him  to  a  stationary  or  road  en- 
gine first,  because  it  will  stay  in  one  position  long 
enough  to  teach  him  that  the  steam  will  not  hurt  him. 
I  would  first  get  him  under  good  control  by  a  course  of 
subjective  treatment;  then  put  on  him  the  Pulley  Break- 


PROMISCUOUS    VICES.  127 

ing  Bridle,  take  the  cord  in  left  hand  and  whip  in  right 
hand,  and  lead  him  right  up  to  the  engine.  Have  the 
"engineer  let  off  steam  by  degrees  until  he  will  allow 
himself  to  he  covered  with  steam.  If  you  can  not  get 
him  close  enough  to  the  engine  with  this  bridle,  you 
may  lay  him  do^\Ti  on  a  soddy  piece  of  ground  and  hold 
him  there  while  the  engine  is  run  up  by  the  side  of  him. 
Then  have  him  covered  up  with  steam.  You  can  hardly 
convince  a  horse  that  steam  is  harmless  unless  you  can 
get  him  right  into  it.  As  he  learns  and  submits  to  what 
you  w^ant  him  to,  you  should  caress  and  treat  him  kind- 
ly. One  of  the  main  objects  of  these  lessons  is  to  teack 
the  animal  that  you  are  his  friend  and  protector.  Get 
him  to  have  confidence  in  you,  and  he  will  almost  g© 
through  fire  with  you.  Give  your  horse  one  lesson  a 
day  for  three  days,  similar  to,  the  one  just  described, 
then  he  will  be  ready  to  hitch  up  and  drive  about  steam. 
It  would  be  advisable  to  put  on  the  Double  Safety  Kope 
the  first  time  or  two  you  drive  him  about  the  cars. 
Eemember  that  one  lesson  will  not  be  sufficient  to  edu- 
cate your  horse  that  the  cars  are  harmless,  but  if 
you  will  have  patience  enough  to  give  three  or  four 
lessons  according  to  the  above  instructions  ycu  will 
come  out  victorious. 


AFRAID   OF   SHOOTING.  CRACKERS. 

Lay  the  horse  down  and  fire  off,  a  number  at  a  time, 
wli.l-Q  he  is  down,  and  by  degrees  throw  them  out  faster 
until  you  have  whole  packs  of  them  going  off  at  once. 


1^8  PROMISCUCr?    VICES. 

Then  let  him  on  his  feet  and  put  the  Double  Safety 
it  ope  on  him,  and  continue  the  racket  and  shooting. 
If  he  tries  to  get  away,  pull  on  the  rope  and  bring  him 
to  his  knees.  Give  him  two  or  three  lessons  and  he  will 
be  perfectly  safe  to  drive  on  the  street  on  the  Fourth 
of  July,  In  subduing  him  be  very  careful  not  to  let 
any  of  the  shooting  crackers  burn  liim,  or  allow  any 
of  the  other  devices  to  hurt  him.  Should  the  tin  pans 
or  sleigh  bells  hurt  him  while  the  crackers  are  explod- 
ing, he  would  surely  thiuk  that  it  was  the  fire  crackers 
that  caused  the  pain:  hence  you  will  lose  the  very 
point  that  you  are  trying  to  gain. 


BAD    TO    BRIDLE. 

For  a  horse  hard  "to  bridle  there  is  no  better 
remedy  than  simply  to  use  about  half  an  hour's 
patience  once  or  twice  a  day  for  a  day  or  two,  and 
your  horse  will  begin  to  want  to  be  bridled.  If  he 
is  not  too  vicious  you  should  go  into  the  stall  with  him 
and  begin  at  the  neck  to  handle  and  fondle  him.  If 
it  is  the  ears  that  are  sensitive  and  he  don't  want  to  be 
touched  there,  work  down  about  the  nose  first;  as 
his  fears  subside,  work  up  about  the  ears,  touch  them 
very  gently  at  first,  aaid  as  he  will  bear  it,  stroke  them 
faster  and  a  little  more  carelessly;  then  lay  your  right 
arm  over  liis  neck  and  press  down  gradually  until  his 
nose  is  nearly  to  the  ground,  all  the  time  keeping  his 
attention  with  your  left  hand  by  stroking  his  nose  and 
forehead. 


PROMISCUOUS    VICES. 


I  in) 


Should  ihe  horse  be  extremely  bad,  you  will  have 
to  get  him  under  control  by  one  or  more  of  our 
methods  of  subjection.  Take  him  out  of  the  stable, 
catch  hold  of  the  tail  with  your  left  hand,  and  the 
halter  with  your  right,  and  whirl  him  around  eight 
or  ten  times.  He  will  usually  stand  perfectly  quiet; 
the  whirling  around  in  a  circle  will  make  him  so  dizzy 
that  he  will  not  know  how  to  resist.  After  you  are 
once  able  to  put  on  the  bridle  without  force,  repeat  for 
some  time,  holding  his  attention  by  giving  him  a  little 
com.    He  should  be  bridled  with  care  for  some  time, 


MODE  OF  TEACHING  A  HORSE  TO^BE  GENTLE  TO 
BRIDLE. 

t^  overcome  all  sensitiveness.  If  you  can  win  a  horse's 
confidence  by  the  first  plan,  and  teach  him  that  you 
are  not  going  to  hurt  him,  it  will  have  just  as  good  an 
effect  upon  him  as  if  you  were  to  use  coercive  treat- 
ment. 


IBO  PROMISCUOUS    VICES. 

BLINDERS. 

Blinds  are  one  of  the  greatest  abominations  that 
the  horse  has  ever  been  pestered  with.  There  is  not 
a  man  that  can  give  any  reason  for  using  blinds  on 
his  bridles.  All  my  experience  in  handling  wild  and 
nervous  horses  proves  clearly  lo  me  that  blinds  should 
never  be  used^  and  that  the  sight  of  the  horse,  for  many 
reasons,  should  not  be  interfered  with  in  any  way. 
Horses  are  only  afraid  of  objects  they  do  not  under- 
stand; and  the  eye  is  one  of  the  principal  mediums 
by  which  this  understanding  is  brought  about.  The 
horse,  on  account  of  his  very  amiable  nature,  can  be 
made  in  the  course  of  time  to  bear  almost  anything 
in  any  shape;  but  there  is  a  qiucker  process  of  reach- 
ing his  intelligence  than  that  of  wearing  it  into  him 
through  his  skin  and  bones.  However  wild  or  nervouB 
a  horse  may  be,  he  can  be  taught  in  a  very  short  time 
to  understand  an.d  not  to  fear  any  object,  however 
frightful  in  appearance.  Horses  can  be  broken  in 
less  time  and  better,  without  blinds  than  with  them; 
but  horses  that  have  always  worn  them  will  notice 
the  sudden  change,  and  must  be  treated  carefully  the 
first  drive.  After  that  they  will  drive  better  without 
blinds  than  with  them.  I  have  not,  in  all  my  exper- 
ience of  handling  horses,  both  wfld  and  nervous,  ever 
used  blinds  on  any  of  them,  and  in  no  case  have  they 
ever  shied  at  passing  objects.  The  horse's  eye  is  the 
life  and  beauty  of  the  animal  as  well  as  the  index  of 
all  his  emotions.  It  tells  the  driver,  in  the  most  ex- 
pressive manner,  what  the  horse's  feelings  are.     By 


rRO.Miscrors  vices.  181 

it  he  can  tell  the  first  approach  of  fear  in  time  to  meet 
any  difliciilty;  he  can  tell  if  he  is  happy  or  sad,  hungry 
or  weary.  The  horse  too,  when  permitted  to  see,  uses 
his  eyes  with  great  judgment.  He  sees  hetter  than  we 
do.  He  can  measure  distances  with  his  eyes,  hetter 
than  we  can,  and  if  allowed  free  use  of  them,  would 
often  save  himself  hy  the  quickness  of  sight  from 
collisions,  when  the  driver  would  fail  to  do  so  by  a 
timely  pull  of  the  lines.  It  would  also  save  many 
accidents  to  pedestrians  in  the  streets,  as  no  horse 
will  run  over  a  person  he  can  see.  Blinds  are  an  un- 
necessary and  injurious  incumbrance.  If  you  will  take 
the  time  to  notice  all  the  horses  that  go  along  the 
street  for  an  hour,  or  notice  all  tlie  bridles  on  horses 
in  a  funeral  procession,  some  day,  you  will  not  find 
one  pair  of  blinds  out  of  three  that  are  adjusted  right. 
Some  of  them  will  be  too  high  or  too  low,  some  will 
have  one  side  flapping  straight  out,-  while  the  other 
side  will  Le  pinched  tight  up  against  the  eye;  others 
will  have  the  corners  af  the  blinds  bent  and  sticking 
towards  the  eye,  sometimes  in  them,  keeping  the  horse 
continually  batting  his  eyes.  I  have  seen  a  number 
of  blinds  pinched  in  so  tight  against  the  eyes  that  the 
horse  could  not  see  at  all.  Now,  after  your  observation 
convinces  you  that  two-thirds  of  the  blinds  that  are 
used  are  adjusted  in  about  the  manner  described,  you 
will  have  to  agree  with  me  when  I  say  that  blinds  are 
a  cruelty  to  animals.  "I  think  there  ought  to  be  a  law 
passed  prohibiting  the  use  of  them.  However,  I  ain 
glad  to  know  that  people  are  beginning  to  see  the 


132  PROMiscT^ors  vices. 

absurdity  of  them,  and  in  a  few  years  hence  they  will  be 
a  thing  to  be  read  of  as  one  of  the  follies  happily 
reformed. 


WILL   NOT    STAND. 

The  first  thing  take  off  the  blinds  and  give  the 
horse  a  chance  to  see  your  movements;  then  teach 
him  that  Whoa  I  means  to  stand,  and  not  move  until 
told,  in  the  following  manner:  Put  on  the  Double 
Safety  Rope:  pass  the  lines  through  the  side  rings  of 
the  surcingle,  or  shaft  bearers  of  the  harness.  Then 
crack  the  whip,  wave  flags  over  him,  and  make  all  the 
racket  you  can  around  him.  If  he  starts,  say  Whoa! 
and  bring  him  on  his  knees.  Give  him  one  or  two  les- 
sons of  this  kind  before  you  hitch  him  up;  then  give 
him  a  few  lessons  while  hitched  up.  If  it  is  a  colt  that 
you  want  to  teach  to  stand,  take  it  into  an  inclosure, 
stand  it  in  the  middle  of  it,  commence  at  the 
shoulder  to  walk  around  it.  keeping  as  close 
to  it  as  possible,  keeping  its  attention  by  caressing  it, 
and  by  degrees  make  your  circles  a  little  larger,  and 
walk  a  little  faster.  Watch  the  colt's  eyes  and  ears 
very  closely.  Should  he  attempt  to  move,  pick  up  the 
lines,  say  Whoa!  and  give  him  a  raking  pull  with  the 
lines;  then  immediately  slack  them.  Keep  him  as  near 
as  possible  on  one  spot  and  he  will  get  your  idea  soon- 
er than  to  allow  him  to  change  positions  so  often. 
After  he  once  understands  that  you  intend  to  have 
him  stand  until  you  ask  him  to  go,  you  can  tlien  stand 
him  in  another  place  and  proceed  as  before.  You 
should  not  teach  him  more  than  half  an  hour  at  a  time. 


184  paeMiscuous  vices. 

AFJIAID    OF   UMBRELLA. 

Put  on  him  the  Pulle}'^  Breaking  Bridle,  which  will 
hold  an}^  horse  wherever  you  want  him. 

Now  present  the  umbrella  closed  and  let  him  feel 
it  with  his  nose;  then  open  partially,  and  let  him 
thoroughly  examine  it.  If  he  should  make  an  effort 
to  get  away,  give  him  a  few  pulls  with  the  bridle.  You 
may  now  open  the  ui^brella  wide,  and  stand  in  front 
of  the  horse,  or  a  little  to  the  near  side,  holding  the 
cord  in  left  hand;  throw  your  right  arm  over  the  left, 
and  hold  the  umbrella  in  your  right  hand,  directly  in 
front  of  the  horse.  ISTow  hold  his  attention  by  giving 
little,  short  jerks  VTith  the  cord,  while  you  swing  the 
■umbrella  up  high  and  bring  it  down  over  his  head 
with  a  quick  motion,  and  hold  him  right  under  it.^ 
Lead  him  around  under  it  for  a  little  while;  then  ope*, 
and  shut  it,  and  let  him  feel  it  with  his  '^fingers." 

Now  have  your  assistant  go  off  some  distance, 
and  approach  slowly  from  different  directions,  and 
hold  it  over  his  head.  If  at  any  point. there  is  much 
fear  shown,  close  it,  and,  let  the  horse  examine  it 
again;  then  repeat,  until  it  can  be  brought  up  in  any 
manner,  while  swinging  it,  without  attracting  notice. 
Two  lessons  will  be  enough  to  teach  ordinary  cases  not 
to  have  any  fear  of  an  umbrella. 


PEAR   OF   ROBE. 


Treat  practically  the  same  as  for  a  horse  afraid 
of  an  umbrella.     If  the  horse  is  so  determined  in  his 


PROMISCUOUS    VICE??.       •  135 

resistance^  it  would  be  advisable  to  put  on  him  the 
Pulley  Breaking  Bridle;  then  present  the  robe,  at  first 
having  it  folded,  and  just  allow  hiin  to  see  and  feel  of 
one  corner  of  it.  B}'  degrees  unfold  it,  and  let  him  see 
the  whole  of  the  robe;  if  he  tries  to  get  away  from  it 
let  him  feel  the  power  you  have  over  him  with  the 
cord.  Then  hold  his  attention  with  the  cord  until  you 
get  the  robe  close  to  his  head,  when  you  throw  the 
robe  over  his  head,  leaving  it  completely  covered  for 
a  short  time,  and  then  rub  it  over  his  body.  Place  it  in 
different  positions  about  him,  and  it  will  only  be  a  short 
time  until  he  will  be  perfectly  indifferent  to  a  robe. 
In  some  cases  it  might  be  necessary  to  throw  the  horse 
down,  and  present  the  robe  while  he  is  down,  and 
commence  at  the  head  to  get  him  used  to  it,  by  letting 
him  feel  and  smell  it,  and  rub  his  mane,  neck  and  body 
with  it,  until  he  is  convinced  the  robe  is  harmless. 
Then  let  him  on  his  feet,  and  continue  operations  un- 
til you  can  throw  it  on  him  at  a  distance  of  eight  or 
ten  feet  without  exciting  fear.  Both  sides  must  be 
treated  alike.  To  overcome  all  fear  of  the  robe,  it 
will  be  better  to  repeat  the  lesson  several  times. 


AFRAID    OF   THE    SOUND    OF   A   GUN. 

If  your  horse  is  afraid  of  the  sound  of  a  gun,  put 
on  him  the  Pulley  Breaking  Bridle.  Have  some  one  to 
take  a  gun  and  snap  caps  some  distance  from  him, 
gradually  going  nearer,  and  repeating  until  it  can  be 
done  over  his  body.     Then  have  him  go  farther  from 


136 


PROMISCUOUS   VICES, 


OPENING    THE    UMBHBLLA    OVER    THE    HK.'O). 


PROMISCUOUS    VICES. 


18' 


Itf^ 


138 


PROMIsCUOL'S    VICES. 


ri;oMiscuou?«  vices.  139 

the- horse  again^  and  commence  firing  with  small  charge 
of  powder;  increase  the  charge  until  he  will  allow  a  full 
charge  to  be  fired  near  him.  After  you  have,  given  him 
three  or  four  lessons  of  this  kind,  you  will  be  surprised 
to  see  i.ow  indifferent  he  will  be  to  any  sudden  sounds 
that  otherwise  might  frighten  him. 


AFRAID  OF  HOGS  AND  DOGS. 

Put  on  the  Double  Safety  Eope;  run  the  lines 
back  through  the  shaft  bearers  of  the  harness,  and 
take  him  in  a  large  lot  where  there  are  hogs;  if  he 
tries  to  get  away  from  them  bring  him  on  his  knees 
with  the  rope.  Then  make  him  get  after  the  hogs 
and  run  them  all  over  the  lot,  and  it  will  be  but  a 
short  time  until  he  will  be  convinced  that  the  Jiogs 
will  not  hurt  him,  and  will  pay  no  attention  to  them. 
Usually  horses  that  are  afraid  of  hogs  are  afraid  of 
dogs  too,  and  by  teaching  them  not  to  be  afraid  of 
hogs  they  will  not  be  afraid  of  dogs. 


HOW   TO   PREVENT   A   HORSE   SVvaTCHING   HIS   TAIL. 

Take  a  piece  of  leather  four  or  five  inches  wide, 
about  as  long  as  the  tail  bone  of  the  horse,  and  attach 
a  crupper  to  one  end  of  it.  Have  a  pocket  sewed  on 
this  leather  large  enough  to  hold  about  three  pounds 
of  shot,  also  sew  two  or  three  small  straps  and  buckles 
on  it.    Now  fill  this  pocket  with  shot,  and  buckle  it  to 


140  PROMISCUOUS    VICES. 

the  back  strap  of  your  harness,  instead  of  the  ordinary 
crupper,  and  buckle  the  small  straps  around  the  bone 
of  the  horse's  tail.  By  this  means  the  appliance  cannot 
be  seen,  and  it  will  be  impossible  for  the  horse  to- 
switch  his  tail  when  this  appliance  is  on.  By  using 
this  for  a  few  weeks  you  will  overcome  the  habit  of  tail 
Ewitching. 


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THE  OVER  CHECK  AND  CURB-BIT, 


CHAPTER  XI. 


I  aiii  as  radically  opposed  to  this  appliance  as  I 
am  to  blinds  on  the  bridle.  If  you  have  a  horse  that 
was  born  without  style,  you  might  as  well  submit  at 
once  to  let  him  go  through  life  for  what  he  is  worth 
wdthout  torturing  him,  because  there  is  no  art  of  man 
that  can  add  style  to  him  if  it  is  not  natural  for  him 
to  haA^e  style.  But  man  can  destroy  style  and  natural 
beauty  by  the  use  of  straps  and  rigging.  I  have  seen 
horses  that  were  natiirally  stylish,  having  the  natural 
curve  in  their  neck,  with  all  the  beauty  that  nature 
could  give  them,  and  then  have  it  all  dstroyed  by  the 
use  of  the  overdraw  check  rein.  This  straight  strap 
is  not  only  a  disfigurement  of  itself,  but  it  destroys 
.the  appearance  of  the  horse  by  taking  the  curve  out  of 
tlie  horse's  neck  and  converting  it  into  a  straight  line; 
it  also  wears  off  its  mane,  but  the  rein  coming  from 
the  nose  directly  over  the  horse's  head,  lifts  his  nose 
up  almost  straight  with  his  ears,  turns  the  eyes  upwards 
and  causes  the  neck  to  appear  a  great  deal  smaller  tkan 
it  really  is,  thus  destroying  the  style  and  handsome 
appearance  of  a  fine  horse.  Horses  look  handsomer 
when    driven  with  open   bridles  and  no  check  reins. 


142  THE    OVER-CHECK. 

They  can  travel  easier  and  more  gracefully  when  allow- 
ed the  free  use  of  their  head  and  sight,  than  any  other 
way  you  could  manage  them.  You  can  more  f  ullv  real- 
ize the  absurdity  of  using  tliis  appliance  if  you  wall 
notice  the  horses  while  hitched  in  the  streets  that  have 
the  overdraw  check  reins  on.  You  will  see  them  paw 
the  ground,  champing  the  bit,  or  turning  the  head  to 
one  side  in  order  to  loosen  the  check.  This  is  certainly 
cruel.  You  should  always  use  the  side  reins,  and  then 
not  draw  the  head  higher  than  his  natural  way  of  carry- 
ing it.  In  all  my  practice  of  handling  kickers  and  all 
kinds  of  nervous,  high  strung  horses,  I  give  them  their 
first  training  without  any  rein  at  all,  allowino-  them 
free  use  of  their  head  and  neck,  and  then  I  rein  them 
very  slack,  simply  to  prevent  them  putting  their  heads 
to  the  ground  when  we  stop  them.  It  is  a  rank  bar- 
barity, and  a  serious  impediment  to  any  horse.  It 
causes  roaring,  poll  evil,  paralysis  of  the  shoulders 
and  bowed  knees.  The  overdraw  check  should  be  pro- 
hibited by  law.  The  great  horseman,  Earey,  says: 
^^The  bitting  bridle,  as  used,  is  one  of  the  very  worst 
cruelties." 

If  used  at  all,  it  should  never  be  used  when  tight, 
more  than  fifteen  minutes  at  a  time.  I  have  seen 
colts  permanently  injured  by  it. 

I  am  aware  that  many  horsemen  differ  from  me 
on  this  subject,  but  I  speak  from  experience  and  close 
observation.  For  the  sake  of  those  who  may  dispute 
my  position  in  this  regard,  I  adduce  further  evidence 
in  the  shape  of  facts  and  opinions  of  imdoubted  au- 
thority. 


THP]    OVER-CHECK.  \4V> 

^'The  Chicago  Times/'  in  a  recent  article  in  which 
it  joins  the  ministers  and  the  other  good  people  in  a 
vigorous  protest  against  a  proposition  to  establish 
Sunday  horse-racing  in  that  city^  takes  occasion  to  ad- 
minister stinging  rebuke  where  it  is  much  needed : 

"And,  by  the  wa}',  while  the  ministers  are  about 
the  good  work  of  suppressing  Sunday  horse-races,  a 
little  attention  to  an  atrocity  that  comes  nearer  their 
own  doors,  or  the  doors  of  their  .churches,  might  not 
be  amiss.  Waiting  in  front  of  almost  every  church 
every  Sunday  may  be  seen  handsome  carriages,  the 
horses  attached  to  which  have  their  heads  drawn  out 
to  nearly  a  straight  line  with  their  necks  by  an  inven- 
tion of  the  devil  called  an  ^over-check  rein.'  The  poor 
brutes  sometimes  endure  this  constrained  and  unnatur- 
al position  for  hours." 


"^aid  a  noted  eastern  preacher  once:  'I  have 
little  :Paith  in  the  religion  of  a  man  whose  horse 
does  not  know  he  is  a  Christian.'  It  is  time  for 
preachers  to  do  something  in  the  way  of  impressing 
this  gospel  of  decent  hiini;iniiv  t<.  ^^nimals  upox 
their  hearers." 


The  late  Sir  Arthur  Helps  said:  "Whenever  I 
see  horses  suffering  from  a  too  ti.grht  check  rein,  I  know 
the  owner  is  unobservant,  cruel  or  pompous.  He  is 
unobservant  or  he  would  see  that  his  horses  are  suffer- 
ing. He  is  ignorant  or  he  would  know  that  a  horse 
loses  much  of  his  power  of  pulling  and  cannot  recover 


1.44  THE    OVER- CHECK. 

himself  if  he  stumbles:  and  he  is  cruel  if, — observing 
and  kno"v\ing,  he  does  not  remed}-  it.  He  is  pompous 
and  vulgar  if  he  prefers  that  his  horses  rear  their  heads 
on  high  and  rattle  their  trappings,  to  being  dealt  with 
humane!}^  and  reasonabh'.  When  I  look  at  the  coat-of- 
arms  on  these  carriages  I  know  who  are  the  greatest 
fools  in  London  in  the  upper  classes.  The  idiot  and 
brute  of  a  coachman  likes  to  sit  behind  these  poor,  tor- 
tured, faithful  martyrs,  with  their  tied  up  heads,  but 
his  master  ouo^ht  to  know  better.'^ 


H.  W.  Herbert,  in  his  ''Hints  to  Horse  Keepers," 
says:  "The  check,  or  bearing  rein,  is  an  unaccount- 
able mistake  in  the  harness  invention.  While  it  holds 
the  horse's  head  in  an  unnatural,  ungraceful  and  un- 
comfortable position,  it  gives  the  mouth  a  callous, 
horny  character,  and  entirely  destroys  all  chance  for 
fine  driving.  The  check  rein  is  considered  valuable 
to  prevent  horses  from  grazing  or  lowering  the  head. 
The  same  end  may  be  equally  attained  by  substituting 
a  siniplebridlp-reiii,  fastened  to  the  saddle  with- 
out passing  tli  rough  the  loops  of  the  throatlatch." 


Another  writer  says: 

"Tying  one  part  of  an  animaPs  body  to  another 
does  not  necessarily  keep  him  on  his  feet.  It  is  the 
pull  from  the  arm  of  the  driver  that  makes  the  horse 
regain  himself  when  he  stumbles.  One  might  as  well 
say  that  tying  a  man's  head  back  to  a  belt  at  his  waist 


rHE    OVER-CHECK.  145 

would  prevent  him  from  falling  if  he  stumhlerl  in  a 
race." 

Over  five  hundred  Yeterinarv  Surgeons  have  signed 
a  paper  condemning  tight  check-reins,  as  painful  to 
horses  and  productive  of  disease,  causing  distortion  of 
the  windpipe  to  such  a  degree  as  to  impede  respiration. 
They  mention  paralysis  of  the  muscles  of  the  face,  me- 
grims, apoplexy,  coma,  and  inflammation  as  some  of  tlie 
results  of  its  use. 

The  over-check  riein  will  often  cause  a  horse  to 
become  knee-sprung."  It  destroys  the  delicate  sensitive- 
ness to  the  bit  Avhich  is  most  desirable  in  oruidiTisr  a 
horse. 


Dr.  Kitching  says:  "If  a  horse  pulling  a  load  has 
liis  head  held  in  by  a  check-rein,  he  cannot  throw  his 
weight  into  his  collar,  and  is  hindered  from  giving  his 
body  that  position  which  is  the  most  natural  and  ef- 
fective.'' He  goes  on  to  speak  of  the  consequent  strain 
of  his  limbs  and  muscles,  and  the  injury  caused  by  the 
constrained  position  of  the  head,  whereby  the  breathing 
and  circulation  are  affected,  and  the  horse  made  .rest- 
loss,  irritable,  and  uncomfortable.  He  says:  "The 
check-rein  inflicts  unceasing  torture  upon  the  animal 
in  another  way.  By  holding  the  head  upward,  it  puts 
cite  muscles  of  the  neck  on  a  constant  strain.  They 
become  painfully  uneasy  and  tired.  If  the  horse  can- 
not bear  it,,  he  rests  the  weight  of  his  head  upon  the 
rein,  and  his  mouth  is  violently  stretcjied.     Thus,  he 


146        *  THE    OVEK-CHECK. 

only  exchanges  one  torture  for  another.  To  sum  up  in 
a  word,  the  check-rein  lessens  the  horse's  strength; 
brings  on  disease;  keeps  him  in  pain;  frets  and  injures 
his  mouth ;  and  spoils  his  temper."^ 

I  am  glad  to  help  in  giving  publicity  to  the  fol- 
lowing object  lesson,  and  wish  it  might  help  many  to 
trv  to  ^Tut  Yourself  in  His  Place/'  even  if  it  is  only 
in  a  horse's  place.  The  question  is  not,  "Can  they 
reason  or  can  they  speak?'"  but  '"Can  they  suffer?'* 


THE   RICH   POOR  HORSE   AND   THE  POOR   RICH   HORSE. 
BY  MRS.   C.   M.   FAIRCHILD. 

The  poor  rich  horse,  driven  by  a  tall  coachman  with 
high  hat  and  white  gloves,  looked  very  gay  as  he  pranc- 
ed up  to  the  door  of  an  elegant  establishment  on  the 
avenue.  The  breast  of  the  noble  creature  was  covered 
with  foam,  and  he  held  his  head  very  high.  His  mouth 
was  stretched  wide  open,  and  he  tossed  his  head  up  and 
down  and  back  and  forth,  and  pawed  the  air  with  hig 
fore  feet.  So  high  were  his  eyes — almost  lo'oking  to- 
wards the  sky — that  he  scarcely  seemed  able  to  see 
a  fat  old  dray  horse  that  stood  ^ear,  regarding  him 
wiili  a  sort  of  sleepy  wonder,  and  considering  him  sul 
belonging  to  another  '^'set"  than  his,  entirely.  The  old 
horse  did  not  suppose  it  would  do  any  good  to  pass  the 
time  of  day  with  his  neighbor,  as  the  rich  horse  un- 
doubtedly regarded  himself  as  far  too  grand  to  com- 
municate with  such  a  humble  personage,  so  he  chang- 
ed the  bit  around  in  his  mouth,  and  was  just  about 


THE    t)\KK-<HK€K.  J47 

to  drop  into  a  gentle  doze  when  a  sound  of  distress 
from  the  rich  horse  caused  his  plain  neighhor  to  open 
his  eyes  wide  and  to  regard  the  former  witli  considera- 
ble curiosity,  which  at  length  expressed  itself  in'  this 
wise:  ''You  look  very  gay,  neighbor;  are  you  not  com- 
fortable with  your  fine  silver-plated  harness  and  shiny 
trappings?" 

"'I  can  hear  you,  though  I  can  scarcely  see  you," 
answered  the  poor  rich  horse,  ''for  my  harness,  al- 
though undoubtedly  very  handsome,  is  a  perfect  tor- 
ture to  me.  You  can  see  for  yourself  how  my  head  is 
tied  up  by  a  new-fangled  contrivance  they  call  an  over- 
check.  My  eyes  are  almost  blinded  by  the  glare  of 
the  sun,  and  my  neck  aches,  and  iny  head  throbs,  and 
I  am  really  quite  miserable." 

"I  don't  know  much  about  check-reins,"  bluntly 
said  the  rich  poor  horse,  "and  I  have  never  hauled 
fine  ladies  around  in  their  carriage.  I  supposed,  by 
the  way  I  have  seen  them  petting  you  with  their  soft 
V  hite  hands,  that  they  wouldn^t  want  you  to  be  dress- 
ed up  so  you  would  be  uncomfortable  or  suffer  by  it.'' 

"0,  they  don't  think,"  sighed  the  poor  rich  horse, 
"they  doubtless  suppose  I  have  a  very  fine  time  with 
nothing  to  do  but  draw  this  pretty  doll's  wagon.  If 
1  could  only  have  my  choice  I  would  change  places  with 
you,  I  wotlld  rather  haul  a  dirt-wagon  without  any 
check-rein  on  than  to  be  dressed  up  in  this  fine  style 
aixd  suffer  as  I  do." 

"Y'ou'd  find  the  dirt  wagon  pretty  heavy  hauling," 
replied  the  rich  poor  horse. 


148  THE    f»VKR-CHECK. 

"But  l"d  liave  my  neck  free  and  be  allov,  cd  to  ex- 
-ert  my  full  strength  doing  it/'  retorted  the  poor  rich 
horse  with  some  spirit,  and  as  he  gave  an  extra  strain 
at  his  check-rein,  the  rich  poor  horse  noticed  the  blood 
Avas  starting  from  the  corners  of  his  mouth.  "Is  it 
the  check-rein  that  makes  your  mouth  bleed?''  asked 
the  rich  poor  horse. 

"Oh  yes!  I'm  getting  quite  used  to  that.  Very 
often  my  mouth  is  so  sore  I  can  scarcely  eat,  and  then 
they  think  I'm  ill,  and  a  surgeon  with  a  great  long 
name — v-e-r-y-t-y-r-a-n-n-y  I  believe  they  call  him — 
comes  in  ^-ith  a  black  bottle,  and  ties  up  my  head,  and 
pours  some  dreadful  medicine  down  my  throat,  and 
whips  me  when  I  kick  at  him." 

The  rich  poor  horse  now  opened  his  eyes  wide 
and  surveyed  his  companion  under  the  light  of  some 
new  idea. 

"Well,  you  have  a  nice  stable  to  stay  in,  don't 
you?  ISTow  I  have  nothing  but  a  plain  barn  and  no 
padding.  To  be  sure  on  cold  nights  I  have  straw  up 
to  my  knees;  but  I  don't  have  any  blanket,  and  my 
hair  gets  rough  and  shaggy." 

"Oh  dear,"  sighed  the  poor  rich  horse,  "I  would 
much  rather  have  your  coat  of  fur,  and  wouldn't  care 
how  rough  it  is.  If  tliey  would  only  let  me  have  the 
hair  that  belongs  to  me  it  would  be  much  more  comfort- 
able than  a  blanket.  They  cut  off  my  hair  and  I  feel 
every  chilly  wind,  that  blows.  I  don't  dance  around  as 
you  see  mc  doing  because  I  feel  gay  and  happ3%  but 
because  I   am  perfectly  miserable.     Sometimes   they 


THE    OVER-CHECK.  149 

make  me  wear  the  over-check  and  blinders,  and  then 
it  seems  as  if  I  would  lose  my  wits  entirely.  Little 
then  can  I  see  but  the  sky  and  the  tops  of  people's 
heads;  and  if  I  stumble  or  run  away,  when  I  am  afraid 
of  something  I  can't  see,  the  driver  whips  me  where 
my  hair  has  been  clipped,  and  I  can't  say  a  word  back." 

'^0,  well,  you  don't  have  much  hard  work  to  do," 
said  the  rich  poor  horse,  "you  ought  to  appreciate  that 
and  make  the  best  of  your  condition." 

"I'll  change  places  with  you  at  any  time,"  replied 
the  poor  rich  horse.  "My  load  becomes  heavier  than 
yours  commonly  is,  because  I  am  so  tied  back  and  curb- 
ed and  reined,  that  half  my  strength  is  spent  trying 
to  relieve  my  aching  muscles  and  neck.  When  I  don't 
have  to  wear  the  over  check,  then  they  put  on  the  bear- 
ing, (check-rein)  rein,  which  is  no  better.  And  then 
when  we  fashionable  horses  grow  old,  and  lose  our  style 
and  spirit,  we  are  sold  to  somebody  who  forgets  we  are 
not  used  to  labor  which  develops  the  muscles,  and  we 
are  whipped  when  we  can't  pull  heavy  loads,  and  have 
to  endure  exposure  and  all.  sorts  of  other  hardships 
when  the  least  prepared  for  them." 

"Poor  rich  horse,"  said  the  compassionate  attache 
of  the  dray,  "I  think  I  will  try  and  be  content  with 
my  lot  afte/  this." 

Just  then  the  drayman  came  around  with  some 
nubbins  of  corn.  The  gay  coachman  mounted  his  box 
and  with  a  crack  of  his  whip  sent  the  poor  rich  horse 
flying  down  the  street.  The  rich  poor  horse  rubbed 
his  nose  on  his  master's  shoulder  and  to!d  him  what  he 


150  THE    OVER-CHEOK. 

had  heard  about  poor  rich  horses,  and  the  two  jogged 
off  together  the  best  friends  in  the  world. 


THE   CURB   BIT. 

(Extract  from  essay  of  E.  M.  Collins  in  the  "Bar 
Harbor  Record.'') 

The  curb  bit  is  used  even  more  than  the  check-" 
rein,  and  many  persons  who  are  thoroughly  convinced 
of  the  cruelty  of  the  latter  will  use  the  curb  without 
scruple. 

This,  in  a  way,  can  be  made  to  take  the  place  of 
the  check,  for  if  the  strap  or  chain  passing' under  the 
jaw  is  only  tight  enough  the  coveted  quality  of  high- 
headedness  can  be  obtained  to  nearly  as  distressing  a 
degree  as  with  the  check. 

But  at  what  a  cost  to  the  poor  animal!  His  jaw 
is  all  the  while  in  the  most  cruel  kind  of  a  vise:  the 
action  of  the  saliva  in  his  mouth  is  impeded,  niul  ;i 
quantit}^  of  froth  surrounds  his  mouth,  whicli  lie 
flecks  off  in  his  nervousness.  Now  and  then  the  froth 
is  tinged  with  red — tliis  is  when  the  bit,  pressing  hard 
against  the  sides  of  the  mouth, pinches  the  thinlining 
to  the  point  of  drawing  blood;  the  tongue  is  compress- 
ed so  that  often  times  it  is  of  a  dark  purple,  or  evem 
black,  and  the  underlip  is  quivering  constantly,  wliicli 
alone  tells  of  intense  suffering.  All  these  signs  are 
visible  whenever  the  curb  bit  is  used  with  the  strap  or 
chain  tightened.  When  the  strap  or  chain  is  loose  not 
eo  much  pressure  is  felt,  and  the  bit  is  little  different 
from  an  ordinary  plain  one.    In  the  majority  cf  curbs 


THE    OVER. CHECK.  151 

used  it  is  not  the  bit  itself  which  causes  so  much  suf- 
fering to  the  horse  world,  but  the  evil  lies  in  the  strap 
or  chain  which  is  fastened  to  the  rims  of  the  curb  and 
tightened  under  the  jaw. 

The  common  plea  for  the  use  of  the  curb  is  that 
t  is  a  safeguard  against  accident  in  case  the  horse  be- 
comes unruly.  While  in  a  very  few  instances  the  curb 
lay  perhaps  have  helped  to  control  a  fiery,  vicious 
orse,  by  the  intense  pain  caused,  almost  always  it  tends 
strongly  to  spoil  a  horse's  disposition,  irritating  him 
and  making  him  unwilling  to  obey.  Many  of  the  runa- 
ways are  caused  by  the  animals  getting  infuriated  by 
the  curb,  and  reaching  the  point  where  the  pain  is  un- 
bearable. Another  plea  for  the  curb  is  that  the  horses 
known  as  ''pullers''  can  not  be  safely  driven  without  it. 
The  fact  is  that  with  many  horses  it  only  causes  them 
to  be  more  stubborn,  and  they  get  into  the  habit  of 
bearing  down  on  the  bit  and  feeling  its  resistance,  and 
expect  the  contest  every  time  they  are  taken  out. 
Horses  are  often  broken  of  the  pulling  habit  by  being 
driven  with  a  plain  bit  after  having  been  used  with  the 
curb,  and  through  kindness  instead  of  brute  strength, 
have  become  good  drivers.  The  use  of  this  bit  destroys 
the  delicate  sensitiveness  of  the  mouth,  a  quality  which 
is  so  desirable  in  a  good  driving  horse.  ^^  *  *  *  *  * 
Often  owners  leave  the  entire  charge  of  their  horses 
to  coachmen  and  grooms,  who  are  willing  to  resort  to 
any  methods  whereby  their  turnouts  may  be  ranked 
among  the  smartest,  regardless  of  the  suffering  of  the 
poor  creatures  in  their  care.  These  grooms  are  always 
strong  advocates  of  the  curb-bit. 


TEACHING  TRICKS. 


CHAPTER  XII. 

Since  there  are  so  many  people  desirous  of  know- 
ing hoTT  to  drive  a  horse  without  bridle  or  lines,  I  have 
concluded  to  use  a  little  space  in  describing  this  feature 
of  the  horse's  education. 

While  I  do  not  advocate  it  as  being  a  universally 
practical  way  of  driving  a  horse,  yet  it  is  possible  to  so 
thoroughly  train  the  horse  to  the  signals  of  the  whip 
that  he  can  be  controlled  more  reliably  under  excite- 
ment and  in  case  of  danger  than  it  would  be  possible 
to  manage  him  with  bridle  and  lines.  This  statement 
will  no  doubt  sound  erroneous  to  those  who  are  not 
profound  in  the  science  of  horsemanship;  neverthless 
it  is  true. 

By  having  a  horse  trained  in  this  way, it  shows  to 
the  public  to  what  extent  it  is  possible  to  educate  a 
horse,whenheis  diligently  and  persistently  dealt  with 

It  would  be  unreasonable  to  expect  any  one  to 
accomplish  this  feat  who  is  not  possessed  of  strong  will 
power  and  self-control;  especially  to  control  a  highly- 
bred  spirited  horse;  and  this  is  the  only  kind  with 
which  such  education  can  be  fully  relied  upon. 


TKACHING    THICK?.  l.")3 

There  are  a  number  of  different  ways  to  teach  a 
horse  to  drive  without  lines^  but  I  sliall  not  attempt 
to  describe  any  except  my  original  process. 

DRIVING    WITHOUT    LINES. 

My  plan  for  teaching  a  horse  to  drive  without 
bridle  or  lines,  is  first:  Turn  the  horse  loose  in  an 
enclosure  about  twenty-five  feet  square,  take  an 
ordinary  buggy  wliip  and  go  into  the  enclosure  with 
him  and  overcome  the  fear  of  the  whip  and  teach  him 
to  have  implicit  confidence  in  you,  by  the  process  that 
I  have  explained  under  Colt  Training.  After  he  has 
learned  to  come  to  you  at  the  command  "Come  Here," 
and  shows  no  fear  of  the  whip  while  you  gently  wave 
it  over  his  head  and  body,  and  will  follow  you  all  about 
in  the  ring,  3^ou  then  have  a  good  foundation  laid  for 
further  instruction.  Put  the  horse  away  until  the  next 
dajy  when  you  should  take  him  back  to  the  same  place 
and  proceed  to  teach  him  the  signals  of  the  whip.  Stand 
close  to  the  horse's  hip  and  take  a  -short  whip  and  tap 
lightly  on  the  right  shoulder,  until  the  horse,  in  antic- 
ipation of  driving  a  fly  ofi^,  will  swing  his  head  around 
to  where  the  tapping  is;  step  forward  quickly  and  hand 
him  a  few  oats,  or  a  small  piece  of  apple,  almost  in  the 
act  of  turning  his  head  around.  Step  back  and  continue 
the  tapping  and  rewarding.  After  a  while,  in  hig 
eagerness  for  the  reward,  he  will  take  a  step  or  two  to 
the  right  when  the  tapping  begins;  then  caress  him 
and  treat  him  Yerj  kindly  for  that  act.  By  this  process 
in  a  short  time  you  will  have  conveyed*  your  idea  to  the 
horse  that  when  he  is  tapped  on  the  right  shoulder 


lol  TEACHING    TRICKS. 

tliat  iiieans  fur  him  to  turn  in  that  direction.  As  soon 
as  he  barely  nnclcrstands  what  you  want  of  him  you 
slioukl  put  him  away  for  that  time.  At  tJie  next  lesson 
you  should  giye  a  repetition  of  the  tapping  on  the  same 
side  until  he  will  respond  readily  in  that  direction; 
after  which  commence  tapping  on  tlie  left  side  and 
reward  as  before.  Both  sides  must  be  trained  separate- 
ly and  thoroughly^  then  you  may  drill  alternately.  Now 
you  may  luiAe  an  open  bridle  on  him.  with  short  lines 
to  come  back  about  as  far  as  his  tail;  but  only  to  be 
used  when  needed  to  restrain  him,  or  to  convey  your 
idea  to  him.  Your  whip  at  this  stage  should  not  be  over 
five  feet  long,  and  you  should  stand  directly  behind  the 
horse.  While  you  are  not  compelled  to  use  the  lines 
you  should  liave  hold  of  his  tail  ^nth  one  hand.  Allow 
the  whip  to  extend  directly  over  his  body  so  the  end 
of  it  will  extend  about  to  the  middle  of  his  mane,  and 
the  position  of  the  poiut  of  whip  you  Avish  to  familiar- 
ize him  with,  for  a  signal  to  go  straight  ahead,  should 
be  about  two  feet  above  point  of  shoulder.  The  signal 
you  wish  for  him  to  stop  for  is,  raising  the  whip  and 
holdiug  it  in  a  perpendicular  position.  The  action  you 
may  use  to  associate  the  meaning  of  this  movement, 
and  position,  is :  just  as  you  raise  the  whip  so  the  horse 
can  see  it,  pull  hard  on  the  liiif^s  and  say  "Wheal" 
all  at  the  same  lime;  and  in  a  few  repetitions  he  will 
stop  when  he  sees  tlie  whip  raise,  knowing  that  means 
a  "severe  pulF"  if  he  doesn't  stop.  The  first  few  times 
he  stops  without  the  pull,  step  forward  and  reward  him, 
A  great  deal  depends  upon  how  you  give  the  rewards. 


TEACHING    TRK.'M*.  155 

li  they  are  given  in  a  manner  so  that  the  lior^e  can 
fulh'  comprehend  it  was  complying  with  your  wish,  it 
will  be  a  great  help  to  you  in  fixing  the  impression 
upon  his  brain;  but  if  it  is  not  given  in  the  right  manner 
the  reward  will  be  worse  than  none  at  all.  After  he  has 
the  idea  pretty  well  learned  to  stop  wlien  the  whip  is 
raised,  you  should  raise  the  Avhip  and  give  him  a  slight 
stroke  around  the  neck  and  immediately  raise  the  whip 
^gaiu.  In  a  short  time  he  will  understand  that  when  the 
whip  goes  up,  that  means  punishment  unless  he  stops 
quickly.  In  this  way  you  reduce  the  power  of  the  '"pull 
with  the  lines"'  directly  to  the  signal  of  raising  the  whip. 

On  the  same  principle  you  fmally  teach  the  signals 
of  turning  by  giving  him  a  pretty  smart  tap  on  the  h)\ver 
part  of  the  shoulder  and  immediately  place  the  point 
-of  the  whip  three  or  four  feet  in  that  direction.  Sliould 
he  attempt  to  jump  and  go  ahead  too  much,  you  can 
hold  him  in  check  with  the  action  and  signal  to  stop 
him.  You  should  now  have  a  good  whip  aljout  seven 
or  seven  and  a  half  feet  long.  Eight  at  this  stage  you 
will  find  that  it  will  require  skillful  manipulatioii  of 
the  whip,  so  there  will  be  no  mistake  made  on  the  part 
•of  the  trainer.  You  cannot  have  a  horse  reliably  trained 
in  this  way,  in  excitement  and  under  all  circumstances, 
without  some  reserve  power  with  the  whip.  After  he 
has  been  driven  for  awhile,  and  obeys  the  foregoing 
signals  well,  you  may  then  teach  him  to  back  at  signals. 
The  position  of  whip  for  this  signal  should  point  back 
over  your  shoulder  at  an  angle  of  about  forty-five 
des'rees. 


156  TEACHING    TRICKS. 

To  convey  your  idea  to  the  horse,  you  should  put 
the  lines  on  him;  and  when  you  move  the  whip  back- 
ward and  forward  in  that  position,  give  the  horse- 
little  quick  jerks  wath  the  lines  until  he  understands- 
that  the  whip  in  that  position  means  ^'hack."  Xow  to 
reduce  the  compulsory  part  of  it  to  the  whip  stand  on 
the  near  side  well  back  toward  the  hip,  so  that  the  lash 
of  the  whip  will  reach  over  his  head.  Tap  him  over  the 
head  a  few  times  in  connection  with  the  backward 
movement  of  the  whip.  Tap  lightly  at  first,  then  a 
little  harder,  until  he  will  step  back  freely,  then  caress- 
him.  Now  if  he  should  fail  to  respond  to  the  signal 
when  you  have  no  bridle  on  him,  you  can  force  him 
to  do  so  by  tapping  him  over  the  forehead.  When 
you  want  him  to  start  or  go  faster  touch  him  on  top 
of  neck  or  back.  The  signal  for  "steady/'  or  to  go 
slower,  is  to  elevate  the  whip  about  half  way  up:  as 
soon  as  he  comes  down  to  a  walk,  lower  the  whip  again. 
The  single  foot  strap  will  greatly  assist  in  teaching  the- 
signals  meaning    Steady    and     Whoa. 

When  a  horse  is  trained  as  just  described,  it  makes 
him  appear  much  more  intelligent  than  he  otherwise 
would,  and  he  will  attract  attention  wherever  he  is 
seen. 

TO    IMITATE   A   BALKY   HORSE. 

It  seems  foolish  to  instruct  the  public  how  ta 
teach  a  horse  to  balk;  for  my  observation  has  convinced 
me  that  they  have  a  better  knowledge  of  this  particular 
feature  than  any  other  branch  of  horsemanship.  How- 
ever when  a  horse  is  educated,  the  trick  of  ^'acting  the 


TEACHING    TRICKS.  157 

balky  horse"  is  the  most  amusiDg  trick  that  can  be 
taught  him.  Yet  the  process  of  teaching  it  is  exceed- 
ingly simple;  probably  this  accounts  for  so  many  people 
having  their  horses  trained  in  this  way  (unintention- 
ally, however.)  Have  the  horse  hitched  to  a  buggy  with 
his  head  towards  a  building,  or  high  fence,  so  that  he 
will  not  be  so  eager  to  go  ahead;  now  you  may  ask  him 
to  go,  and  when  he  attempts  to  start,  set  him  back 
gently  with  the  lines;  keep  it  up  until  he  shows  some 
hesitancy  about  starting.  After  shaking  the  lines  and 
slapping  hun  on  the  hips,  then  immediately  caress 
him.  Allow  your  strokes  of  persuasion  to  be  but  little 
harder  than  caresses  at  first.  If  he  is  thoroughly  ac- 
quainted with  the  right  meaning  of  the  command  ^^Get 
up  !'^  you  had  better  use  some  other  words  at  first,  that 
will  not  be  so  likely  to  encourage  him  to  start.  Say, 
"Go  on!  Now!  What's  the  matter  with  you?'*^  etc., 
until  he  associates  the  balking  with  some  of  your  balky 
actions;  then  you  may  use  commands  and  slaps  that 
under  any  other  circumstances  he  would  fully  under- 
stand to  mean  something  directly  opposite.  Do  not  try 
to  teach  this  trick  thoroughl}',  in  one  lesson,  or  you 
might  have  trouble  jn  having  him  start  off  pleasant- 
ly when  you  are  ready  for  him  to  go.  This  is  one  of 
the  most  interesting  tricks  my  regular  exhibition  horse 
performs.  He  imitates  the  balker  to  perfection,  with- 
out bridle  or  lines;  ^\dll  turn  his  head  around  to  his 
side  and  utterly  refuse  to  move  although  enough  men 
are  pushing  on  the  buggy  to  almost  slide  him,  and  hol- 
loing "Get  Up'M  whipping  liim  with  stuffed  clubs, 
et<3.,  will  not  start  him  until  the  proper  signal  is  given 
him  to  go. 


15^  TEACHING    TKIOK>J. 

TEACHING  TO   KICK  AT   COMMAND. 

If  your  horse  is  an  ill-dispositioned  animal  it  would 
not  be  advisable  to  experiment  much  with  this  trick, 
for  it  would  be  eas}'  to  make  that  kind  of  a  horse  irrit- 
able and  possibly  cause  him  to  kick  without  command. 

A  horse  of  a  mild  disposition  may  be  taught  to 
perform  this  act  without  any  risk  of  spoiling  him. 
Take  a  pin  in  right  hand  and  prick  the  near  hind  leg 
with  it  and  say  •'•'kick.''  When  he  makes  a  move  with 
his  foot  backwards,  reward  him.  Eepeat  the  pricking 
and  rewarding  for  a  few  minutes  each  day  and  he  will 
soon  learn  to  kick  with  the  left  foot  when  you  say 
^'kick.''  Or,  if  you  would  want  him  to  kick  at  signal 
without  word  of  command,  you  can  teach  the  signal 
by  having  a  small  tack  in  your  whip  and  proceed  as 
before.  In  a  few  lessons  he  will  kick  as  soon  as  you 
point  the  whip  toward  that  leg. 

TO   LIE   DOV^N. 

Secure  a  suitable  place  before  you  attempt  to  teacii 
this  trick,  which  should  be  a  nice  soft  grassy  spot,  or 
have  the  ground  covered  with  a  good  coat  of  straw. 
There  will  be  no  better  way  to  have  him  understand 
what  you  want  him  to  do  than  to  put  him  down  a  few 
times  by  my  process  of' laying  a  horse  down,  as  described 
under  Subjection.  While  he  is  down  treat  him  with 
the  greatest  attention  and  kindness;  give  him  some  oats 
out  of  your  hand,  walk  around  him  a  few  times,  and 
then  caress  him  again.  Do  not  keep  him  lying  very 
iono-  at  one  time.     After  two  or  three  lessons  you  will 


TEACHING    TllKKS.  159 

unlj  need  to  stand  on  oft'  side,  reach  under  him,  raise 
near  front  foot  with  your  hand  and  draw  his  nose  a 
little  to  you,  and  say  "Lie  Down,"  and  lie  w'J  ohey 
your  command.  A  few  lessons  more  and  you  may 
only  touch  him  on  the  knees  witli  the  end  of  your  whip 
and  he  will  go  down.  Don't  fail  to  ahrays  use  the 
same  words:     "Lie  Down." 

TO   SIT   UP. 

After  you  have  taught  him  to  lie  down,  you  may 
put  an  ordinary  riding  bridle  on  him,  ask  him  to  lie 
down,  then  get  .behind  him,  step  on  his  tail  while 
you  hold  the  l)ridle  reins  in  your  hand,  say  *'get  up." 

TELLING  AGP:. 

Have  a  small  tack  placed  in  a  whip  close  to  the 
l,.sh  of  it;  ]3rick  him  on  the  back  part  of  the  front  leg.. 
He  will  raise  the  foot  and  put  it  down  with  a  thud,, 
to  get  vengeance  on  the  "lly.^'  Have  him  do  this 
two  or  three  times,  then  reward  him  for  it  by  caress- 
ing him.  When  he  understands  that  when  the  whip 
is  pointed  toward  the  leg  it  means  for  him  to  paw,. 
you  may  raise  the  whip  quickly  and  let  the  end  of  it 
strike  him  under  the  chin,  and  he  will  soon  learn  t» 
stop  when  you  raise  the  whip.  By  taking  the  same 
position  every  ihuo  ho  will  soon  know  what  you  want 
him  to  do  by  a  movement  of  llie  tiiiger,  or  a  slight 
bending  of  the  body.  You  may  now:  ask  him  how  old 
he  is;  and  when  he  strikes  the  ground  as  niany  times 
as  he  is  years  old,  you  may  change  your  .position  and 


160  TP: ACHING    TRICKS. 

he  will  have  told  you  his  age.  Or  you  may  substitute 
any  question  you  like;  for  instance:  How  many  days 
in  a  week  are  there?  How  many  are  three,  six  and 
eight?  He  can  solve  problems  like  this  as  well  as 
tell  his  age. 

TO  MOUNT  A  PEDESTAL. 

Have  a  strong  platform  made  about  four  or  five 
feet  square,  and  about  one  foot  high.  Place  one  of 
the  horse's  feet  on  it  and  pinch  the  other  leg  a  little 
and  he  will  soon  let  his  weight  on  the  foot  that  is  on 
the  platform.  Get  him  up  several  times  mth  his 
front  feet;  then  assist  him  in  getting  a  hind  foot  up, 
and  encourage  him  to  come  forward.  When  he  is  up 
with  all  four  feet  reward  and  treat  him  kindly  as 
described  for  other  tricks.  It  will  only  take  a  little 
more  patience  to  have  him  get  several  steps  higher 
by  having  everything  arranged  substantially,  so  that 
he  will  not  get  hurt  in  getting  down.  After  he  thor- 
oughly understands  whatyou  want  him  to  do  he  will 
go  through  th^^  ]^(^rforn"iance  without  prompting.  I 
remember  several  years  ago  when  I  first  began  to 
study  the  subject:  I  had  one  of  my  father's  colts  train- 
ed to  get  on  top  of  almost  anything  he  could  get 
his  feet  on.  While  he  was  being  shod  one  day,  the 
blacksmith  placed  his  front  foot  on  the  little  clinch- 
ing post  to  clincli  the  nails  of  his  shoe,  when  the  colt 
put  his  whole  weight  on  that  foot  and  raised  the 
other  high  up  over  the  blacksmith's  back  as  if  hunt- 


TEACHING    TRICK*.  _    101 

ing  for  a  still  higher  place  to  put  his  feet.  Fortunate- 
ly there  was  no  damage  done  except  badly  frightening 
the  blacksmith. 

HOW   TO   TEACH   A   HORSE    TO   TEETEPw. 

After  he  has  been  taught  to  get  on  blocks,  plat- 
forms, etc.,  it  will  be  almost  a  continuation  of  that 
feature  of  training.  Have  two  or  three  strong  boards 
about  sLxteen  feet  long  nailed  together  so  the  teetering 
board  Avill  be  about  thirty  inches  wide.  Allow  it  to 
lay  almost  flat  on  the  ground  the  first  few  times  you 
lead  your  horse  over  it;  then  elevate  by  degrees.  The 
fulcrum  should  be  about  six  inches  wide  and  just  a 
few  inches  high  until  the  horse  learns  to  balance  him- 
self well.  It  will  assist  greatly  to  have  the  Excelsior 
Bridle  on  him.  As  lie  gets  near  the  center  of  the 
board  you  can  step  back  in  front  of  him  to  the  other 
end  of  the  board;  by  having  hold  of  the  bridle  you 
can  keep  his  attention  so  that  he  will  not  jump  off 
while  you  carefully  teeter  him.  After  he  gets  accus- 
tomed to  the  teetering  motion,  move  him  up  to  the 
middle  of  the  board;  then  get  on  one  side  of  him,  and 
by  the  aid  of  the  whip,  with  light  taps,  he  can  be  made 
to  move  one  of  his  feet  backwards  and  forwards.  You 
can  elevate  the  fulcrum  to  about  a  foot  and  a  half 
high.  By  having  it  any  higher  than  this  you  would 
requirS  a  longer  board.  A  few  lessons  and  he  will  rim 
up  on  the  board  at  command  and  perform  this  most 
beautiful  act. 


lo2  TEACHING    TRICKS. 

TEACHING   TO    KISS, 

Stand  in  front,  a  little  to  the  left  of  your  horse, 
and  give  him  a  small  piece  of  apple  with  your  left 
hand;  then  hold  your  hand  closer  to  3^our  face  and 
allow  him  to  take  his  reward.  After  a  while  you 
may  liave  a  piece  of  apple  on  a  small  stick,  two  or 
three  inches  long.  Hold  one  end  of  it  in  your  mouth 
and  let  him  take  it  off  the  stick  while  the  other  end 
is  in  you  mouth.  Always  use  the  wotd  "kiss"  when 
you  want  him  to  do  the  act.  In  a  few  lessons  he  will 
put  his  nose  within  a  few  inches  of  your  face  at  the 
command  "kiss  me,"  without  the  reward.  It  would 
not  be  desirable  to  have  the  horse  place  his  mouth 
against  your  mouth;  therefore  when  he  makes  an  effort 
to  reach  his  nose  toward  your  face,  you  must  accept 
it  as  complying'  with  your  wish.  This  trick  will  be 
quite  easy  to  teach. 

TO    TAKE    HANDKERCHIEF. OUT    OF   INSIDE    COAT 
POCKET. 

Lay  a  handkerchief  in  your  hand  and  put  a  few  oats 
on  it.  Allow  the  horse  to  eat  the  oats;  he  will  natural- 
ly get  hold  of  the  handkerchief.  After  he  gets  eager  for 
the  oats  you  may  raise  your  hand  with  handkerchief 
and  oats,  to  your  breast  and  slightly  under  your  coat. 
Xow  that  he  has  learned  that  you  want  him  to  take 
hold  of  the  cloth,  you  may  put  it  partly  uniier  your 
c-cat  without  the  oats,  and  when  he  takes  it  out,  you 
nmy  give  him  some  oats  out  of  your  hand.     In  a  short 


TEACHING    TRICKS.  163 

time  lie  will  root  his -nose  under  your  coat  back  under 
your  arm  to  iind  it,  in  anticipation  of  his  reward.  N'ow 
that  he  understands  what  you  want  him  to  do  a  ca- 
ress will  do  as  well  as  a  reward,  and  he  will  soon 
comply  with  your  wish  when  you  say  ''Find  it."' 

TO    CARRY    AN    ARTICLE    IN    THE    MOUTH. 

This  trick  will  have  been  nearly  taught  if  you 
have  first  taught  him  to  take  a  handkerchief  from 
your  pocket.  Take  a  cloth  and  mash  a  part  of  an 
apple  in  it  and  place  it  where  the  horse  is  accustomed 
to  be  the  most  and  tell  him  to  "Bring  it."'  When  he 
follows  you  around  with  it  for  a  little  distance,  caress 
and  talk  encouragingly  to  him.  If  it  is  a  basket  you 
wish  to  teach  him  to  carry,  you  may  wrap  the  same 
cloth  around  the  basket  handle  and  he  will  finally  learn 
to  associate  the  command  that  you  use  for  "bring^* 
or  carry,  with  the  basket.  I  shall  only  give  space 
enough  for  some  of  these  simple  tricks,  so  that  even 
an  amateur  can  know  how  to  begin  with  them. 

TO   FIRE   A  PISTOL. 

Secure  the  pistol  firmly  to  a  post  or  as  high  as  the 
horse  can  conveniently  reach;  attach  a  string  to  the 
trigger  and  a  small  wisp  of  hay  to  the  end  of  the 
string;  have  it  arranged  so  that  by  pulling  at  the 
hay  the  trigger  will  snap.  (Do  not  ha^.  the  pistol 
loaded,  or  it  will  frighten  your  horse  so  you  cannot 
get  him  near  it  ftgain.)  Take  the  horse  up  to  this 
until  the  hay  attracts  his  attention;  he  takes  hold  of 
the  hay,  the  trigger  snaps;  he  eats  a  hit  of  hay,  and 


164  TEACHING    TRICKS. 

is  satisfied ;  so  are  you.  Repeat.  When  he  does  this  read- 
ily put  a  small  rag  with  hut  a  very  little  hay,  then  when 
he  pulls  give  him  some  oats  and  caress  him.  Leave  out 
the  hay  altogether  when  he  becomes  accustomed  to 
pulling  the  rag:  the  pistol  can  be  capped.  The  ex- 
plosion will  startle  him;  then  by  kindness  you  must 
get  him  over  this;  then  add  a  very  small  charge  of 
powder,  but  not  before  he  has  become  accustomed 
to  the  snapping  of  the  caps. 

TO  TEACH  TO  STAND  ERECT. 

Put  on  the  First  Form  War  Bridle,  as  describ- 
ed under  Subjection.  Have  him  reined  up  a  little. 
Take  a  buggy  whip  in  right  hand  and  cord  in  left, 
and  say  "Stand  up!"  or  "Up!"  at  the  same  time  give 
slight  jerk  ^vith  the  cord  and  quickly  move  in  front 
of  him;  if  he  makes  the  least  effort  to  raise  his  front 
feet  off  the  ground  reward  for  it.  If  he  does  not  sho^ 
any  inclination  to  get  up,  you  may  rein  him  rather 
tight  until  he  will  make  an  effort ;  then  stop  and  caress 
him.  You  should  not  continue  to  drill  him  but  a  few 
minutes  at  a  time,  and  not  more  than  twice  a  day. 
Don't  fail  to  use  the  words  "Stand  up,"  with  every 
effort  you  make  to  have  him  stand  up,  so  that  he  will 
associate  the  power  of  your  simple  devices  with  the 
<jommand. 

TEACHING  TO  JUMP. 

Have  a  rnilii^or  about  a  foot  and  a  half  high  ar- 


TEACHING    TRICKS.  16o 

ranged  on  the  ground  where  there  is  ample  room  for 
the  horse  to  have  a  little  run.  After  you  have  taught 
him  to  follow  you  on  a  run,  you  may  run  in  front  of 
him  and  jump  over  the  railing  first,  and  say  "jump!" 
In  most  cases  he  will  follow  you;  but  if  he  shoald  want 
to  go  around  it,  or  avoid  jumping,  you  should  put  on 
him  the  Pulley  Breaking  Bridle;  the  cord  should  be 
about  fifteen  feet  long;  a  little  admonishing  with  it 
will  cause  him  to  jump.  As  soon  as  he  gets  your 
idea  that  you  want  him  to  jump,  you  may  remove  the 
cord  and  teach  him  to  jump  at  command.  Having 
the  outside  end  of  railing  against  a  building  will  great- 
ly assist  in  keeping  the  horse  in  bounds.  In  teaching 
any  trick  always  take  him  to  the  same  place  where  you 
began  teaching  him.  Never  leave  one  trick  until  it 
is  thoroughly  understood;  by  leaving  a  trick  half 
learned,  he  will  always  perform  it  a-s  being  half  un- 
derstood, and  will  spoil  the  effect  of  the  performance. 

TO    SAY    "yes." 

Stand  in  front  of  him,  a  little  to  one  side;  prick 
him  very  lightly  with  a  pin  on  the  breast;  thinking 
it  is  a  fly  he  will  put  his  head  down  to  chase  it  off; 
reward  him  for  so  doing,  and  continue  until  the 
slightest  indication  of  extending  your  hand  toward 
his  breast  will  cause  him  to  lower  his  head.  Always 
bear  in  mind  that  to  teach  him  to  do  the  act  at  com- 
mand, it  will  be  necessary,  always  to  associate  the 
word  that  you  want  him  to  learn,  with  the  act;  for 
instanco:     If  rou  want  the  horse  to  learn  that  the 


166  TEACHING    TRICKS. 

word  "yes"  means  for  him  to  bow  his  head,  always 
speak  that  word  when  you  prick  him  on  the  breast, 
and  he  will  soon  learn  that  "yes"  means  for  him  to 
make  a  bow.  After  proper  rewarding  for  obedience, 
he  will  not  only  do  the  act  through  fear  of  punishment, 
but  will  do  it  because  he  knows  he  is  well  treated 
for  complying  with  your  wish. 

TO  SAY  "no.'' 

Go  to  left  side  of  horse  near  the  shoulder,  holding 
a  pin  in  your  right  hand.  Prick  him  lightly  on  the 
neck  near  the  shoulder.  He  will  shake  his  head; 
caress  him  and  repeat  the  word  "No,"  and  the  act, 
until  he  learns  that  "N"o"  means  for  him  to  shake 
his  head.  This  trick  should  not  be  taught  for  some 
time  after  teaching  him  to  say  "yes."  By  practic- 
ing them  close  together  he  will  invariably  run  one 
into  the  other,  and  you  will  fail  to  teach  either  one 
correctly. 

TO   GALLOP. 

Take  the  horse  into  an  enclosure  about  thirty  feet 
in  diameter;  turn  him  loose  and  start  him  quickly 
with  the  whip.  When  he  gallops  around  the  ring  a 
few  times,  stop  him  and  reward.  Start  him  at  the 
same  place,  use  the  same  word  ("Gallop")  and  have 
limi  go  the  same  way  around  the  ring  every  ■  time. 
This  will  assist  you  greatly  in  conveying  your  idea 
to  the  horse.  Do  not  teach  any  other  trick  of  a  similar 
character  until  this  one  is  fullv  learned. 


TEACHING    1HICK3.  167 

TO   WALK. 

Start  your  horse  around  the  ring  in  the  opposite 
direction  from  which  you  taught  him  to  gallop.  When 
he  has  gone  around  several  times,  stop  him,  and  pet 
him.  Should  he  go  too  fast  use  the  word  "Walk"  and 
have  him  go  slower  by  making  a  slight  move  to  the 
front  of  him.  Another  way  to  teach  the  word  walk, 
is  while  in  ordinary  driving  or  while  the  horse  is 
trotting  give  him  the  command  "Walk!"  and  imme- 
diately give  him  a  raking  pull  with  the  lines  sufficient 
to  bring  him  io  a  walk.  By  repeating  at  short  inter- 
vals, you  will  be  pleased  to  know  that  your  horse  will 
have  learned  the  meaning  of  ^Valk''  in  two  or  three 
lessons. 

TO  TEACH  A  HORSE  TO  TROT  AT  COMMAND. 

This  can  be  done  while  driving;  while  walking 
along  9a3'  "Trot!"  and  give  him  a  slight  stroke  with 
the  whip.  Be  sure  to  give  the  command  "Trot!" 
before  you  give  the  stroke.  In  a  short  time  he  learns 
that  "trot"  means  to  get  out  of  a  walk,  or  a  stroke 
of  the  whip  surely  follows.  With  a  little  further 
training  in  the  ring,  he  will  start  off  on  a  run  when 
you  ask  him  to  "Gallop,"  and  on  hearing  the  word 
"Trot,"  he  obeys  by  slowing  to  that  gait,  and  the 
command  "Walk"  brings  to  that  gait. 

TO  TEACH  A  HORSE  TO  APPEAR  VICIOUS. 

In  teaching  this  trick  it  would  only  be  necessary 
to  refer  you  to  the  many  persons  who  have  made 
their  horses  vicious,  by  their  improper  actions,  in 
trying  to  train  them  for  general  use.     About  all  that 


1%S  TEACHING    TRICKS. 

is  required  in  teaching  this  trick,  is  to  tease  the  horse 
a  little  and  then  pretend  to  be  afraid  of  him,  b}'  run- 
ning from  him.  After  he  has  learned  that  he  can  make 
you  run,  he  will  lay  his  ears  back  and  act  vicious  when- 
ever you  act  timid;  and  when  you  st-and  your  ground 
firmly,  he  will  act  as  gentle  as  any  horse.  This  makes 
one  of  the  most  sensational  tricks  that  a  horse  can 
be  educated  to  perform. 

A  FEW   GENERAL   HINTS   ON   TRICK   TRAINING. 

A  young  trainer  must  not  fall  into  the  mistaken 
notion  that  mere  quickness  in  picking  up  a  trick  is 
the  best  quality  in  an  animal.  There  may  be  such  a 
thing  as  learning  a  lesson  too  rapidly,  and  what  is 
learned  with  but  slight  effort  is  sometimes  forgotten 
with  equal  readiness.  Another  thing,  too  much  should 
not  be  expected  of  one  pupU.  Public  exhibitors  are 
able  to  show  a  large  array  of  tricks  because  of  the 
number  of  horses  they  have,  each  as  a  rule,  knowing 
comparatively  few  of  these  tricks,  or,  in  the  case  of 
some  of  the  "sensational^^  tricks,  perhaps  only  one. 
Still  any  animal  of  ordinary  capacity  ought,  with 
proper  tuition,  to  be  able  to  learn  a  sufficient  variety 
to  satisfy  any  reasonable  trainer.  Judicious  manage- 
ment on  the  part  of  the  exhibitor  will  often  make  a 
variety  of  tricks  out  of  a  single  one  which  the  animal 
has  been  taught.  The  first  essential  for  success  in 
training  animals   is    patience.      At   first   in   teaching 

?5ome  difficult  trick  manv  leapous  mnv  hp  o-ivpn  without 
the  shVhtept  R-pparerit  imnressiori  beinsr  made  npon 
the  mind  of  the  pupil  and  an  uncommon  decrree  of 


,  TEACHING    TRICK.S.  1()9 

patience  and  good  temper  is  reqiurod  to  l)ear  up  against 
«uch  discouraging  results.  By  and  by  however,  the 
pupil  will  suddenly  appear  to  realize  what  is  required 
of  him,  and  will  perform,  his  task  witli  surprising 
accuracy  at  the  very  moment  his  teacher  is  about  to 
give  up  in  despair.  Then  each  successive  lesson  is 
learned  ^nth  greater  ease  and  rapidity  than  the  pre- 
ceeding  one;  the  weariness  and  disappointment  of  the 
trainer  is  changed  to  pleasure  at  his  success,  and  even 
the  horse  appears  to  appreciate  his  master's  joy,  and  to 
take  pride  in  his  performance.  As  it  is  impossible 
to  explain  to  an  animal  what  is  required  of  him  he  can 
be  taught  an  action  only  by  its  constant  repetition 
until  he  becomes  familiar  with  it.  When  he  knows 
^'hat  you  want  him  to'  do  he  will  in  almost  all  cases 
comply  with  your  wishes  promptly  and  cheerfully. 
For  this  reason  punishment  should  be  avoided,  unless 
the  animal  is  wilful.  As  a  general  rule  it  interferes 
with  the  success  of  the  lessons.  If  the  pupil  is  in 
constant  fear  of  bl'ows,  his  attention  will  be  diverted 
from  the  lesson;  he  will  dread  making  any  attempt 
iro  obey  for  fear  of  failure,  and  he  will  have  a  sneak- 
ing look  which  will  detract  materially  from  the  ap- 
pearance of  his  performance.  This  is  the  case  with  the 
horses  instructed  by  a  trainer  in  our  locality  who 
"trains  his  horses  with  a  club,"  the  animals  never 
appearing  as  well  as  those  taught  by  more  gentle 
means.  A  sharp  word  or  a  slight  tap  with  the  whip 
will  as  effectually  show  your  displeasure  as  the  most 
severe  blows.     It  is  both  cruel  and  unwise  to  inflict 


170 


TEACHING    TRICKS 


needless  pain.  It  is  well  to  make  use  of  various  little 
tidbits  as  rewards  for  successful  performance  of  tricks. 
These  serve  as  a  powerful  incentive  to  the  animal  as 
well  as  to  show  him  when  he  has  done  right.  With- 
holding the  accustomed  reward  when  he  fails  or  hut 
imperfectly  performs  his  duty  is  much  more  effective 
than  any  corporal  punishment.  The  repetition  of  tlie 
lesson  until  the  animal  will  hunself  perform  the  requir- 
ed action,  and  the  bestowal  of  these  rewards  whenever 
he  obeys  your  order,  is  really  the  main  secret  of  train- 
ing. Of  course  there  are  many  imjportant  details  in" 
the  practical  application,  and  many  clever  devices 
resorted  to  by  trainers  to  increase  the  effectiveness  of 
tricks,  as  well  as  skilful  combinations  of  simple  tricks 
to  produce  elaborate   and   astonishing  feats. 


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PERSONAL  EXPERIENCE. 


CHAPTER  Xlli. 

As  I  have  often  been  asked  what  ever  possessed 
me  to  engage  in  such  a  dangerous  avocation  as  train- 
ing colts  and  subduing  vicious  horses,  I  do  not  tliink 
it  improper  to  give  a  few  explanations  why  I  am  in 
this  business,  and  also  give  a  littb  of  my  experience 
in  handling  horses.  I  was  bom  and  brought  up  near 
Pleasant  Hill,  Ohio,  on  a  farm,  where  I  evinced  some- 
Avhat  of  a  talent  for  training  colts,  but  never  had  the 
-opportunity  of  developing  this  talent  until  at  one  time 
I  was  training  one  of  my  father's  colts.  As  I  think 
the  circumstance  connected  with  this  celt  is  the 
identical  one  that  started  me  in  the  horse  train- 
ing business,  I  will  give  you  details  of  this  case. 
The  colt  was  about  three  years  old,  and  I  had  driven 
him  three  or  four  times,  when  one  Sunday  afternoon 
I  drove  him  to  a  neighbor's  liou^f^.  I  had  to 
cross  a  ditch  and  open  a  gate  to  get  there,  and  when 
coming  out  I  was  obliged  to  leave  the  colt  alone,  about 
three  rods  from  the  gate,  until  I  went  back  to  shut  it. 
I  noticed  the  colt  was  a  little  excited  and  very  doubt- 
ful about  standing,  but  I  thought  I  would  start  back. 


172  PERSONAL    EXPERIENXE. 

and  if  he  made  an  attemiDt  to  start,  I  would  grab  the 
lines  and  set  him  back  and  show  him  that  he  must 
stand.  He  started  and  I  grabbed  the  lines,  but  one 
glipi>ed  out  of  my  hands,  and  it  gave  him  too  much  of 
a  side  jerk,  which  excited  and  made  him  more  restless 
than  before.  It  had  been  m}'  motto  ever  since  I  Avas  a 
little  bo3%  never  to  attempt  to  have  a  horse  do  anything 
without  having  him  do  it,  so  I  tried  him  once  more, 
expecting  if  he  started  again  to  manage  some  way  to 
teach  him  that  he  would  have  to  stand.  But  this  time 
he  got  the  start  of  me.  I  grabbed  several  times  at  the 
lines  but  "failed  to  make  connections.''  He  ran  as  fast 
as  he  could,  upset  the  buggy,  tore  loose  from  it  and  ran 
home.  I  had  already  determined  to  show  him  that  he 
would  have  to  stand  in  that  very  place  until  I  went 
back  to  shut  the  gate.  When  I  got  home  I  found  the 
horse  terribly  excited;  1  then  took  the  linjes  out  of 
the  rings  and  ran  them  through  the  shaft  bearers  of 
the  harness,  got  behind  him  and  intended  to  teach  him 
that  ^Yhoa!  meant  to  stand,  but  didn't  more  than  get 
behind  him  than  he  started  to  run  again.  I  knew  of 
no  appliance  by  which  I  could  take  the  advantage  of 
him  except  a  crude  form  of  War  Bridle,  which  I  made 
out  of  an  old  clothes  line.  About  all  the  advantage 
it  gave  more  than  the  lines,  was  that  it  made  a  slip 
loop  around  the  lower  jaw.  With  the  aid  of  this  clothes 
line,  in  about  an  hour  and  a  half  of  hard  work  I  suc- 
ceeded in  subduing  him  and  making  him  perfectly 
submissive  to  stop  and  start  at  word  of  command, 
and  also  to   stand   until   commanded   to   2:0.      I   then 


PERSONAL    EXPERIENCE.  17^ 

hitched  him  to  another  vehicle  and  drove  hini  to  the 
very  spot  that  he  ran  away  from,  and  made  him  stand 
until  I  went  about  three  rods  behind  to  shut  the  gate. 
One  week  after  that  I  had  him  liitched  away  from  home 
after  night,  when  the  hitching  strap  became  untied; 
he  turned  around  with  the  buggy,  went  home,  and  from 
all  appearances  walked  every  step  of  the  way,  and  stood 
by  the  stable  door  waiting  to  l^e  unhitched,  jnst  as  if 
he  had  been  driven  there.     The  reason  the  colt  did 
not  run  and  tear  the  buggy  to  peices  was  because  he 
thoroughly    understood  that  the    previous    treatment 
was  for  running  away.     A  few  months  after  that  time 
the  colt  was  driven  to  a  carriage,  when  the  front  wheel 
came  off  while  he  was  trotting  at  a  fast  rate.    The  axle 
tree  and  weight   of  two  persons   came   right   against 
his  heels  so  hard  that  it  tore  the  skin  and  flesh  off  both 
of  his  heels,  3^et  he  was  controlled  and  stopped  in  a  very 
short  time,   with  all   this  weight  directly  against  his 
heels.    This  i^roved  to  me  as  well  as  to  all  who  knew 
of  this  case,   that  his  submissiveness  under  such   ex- 
citement Avas  entirely  due  to  the  treatment  I  gave  him 
for  running  away.     The  idea  struck  me  then  that  if  it 
was  possible  to  change  a  horse's  character  in  so  short 
a  time,  and  so  fix  the  impression  on  the  brain  that  he 
would  never  forget  his   training,   it  would  surely  be 
something    worth    knowing,    and    I    began    handling 
horses  and  studying  their  nature  from  that  time  on. 
I  had  handled  £olts  and  bad  horses  for  six  months, 
and    had     fully     made  up  my  mind  to  control  and 
educate  horses,  before  I  had  ever  heard  of  horse  trainers 


174  PERGONAL    EXPERIENCED 

or  ever  knew  there  was  any  body  traveling  in  the 
business  of  "Horse  Training,"  when  one  day,  while 
calling  on  a  friend,  I  happened  to  see  alDOok  on  Horse 
Training.  I  immediately  procured  a  copy  of  it,  and 
studied  the  subject  with  renewed  zeal.  A  few  months 
later  I  saw  a  book  advertised  in  a  newspaper,  which  I 
sent  for  at  once,  and  made  inquiry  and  searched  for 
other  books  that  might  be  printed  on  the  subject; 
but  to  my  surprise  tliese  were  the  only  books  that  I 
could  find  pertaining  to  Horse  Training  that  were 
worth  looking  at.  Neither  did  I  have  an  opportunity  of 
taking  instructions  under  any  Horseman,  except  at  one 
public  exhibition  at  Dayton,  0.  I  went  twentj'-five 
miles  to  attend  one  of  his  evening  exhibitions.  With 
this  slight  exception  I  had  to  get  all  my  knowledge 
through  hard  experience.  Of  course  I  got  some  very 
good  theories  from  these  books,  but  theor}-  is  not 
practice.  Some  of  the  first  horses  that  I  took  to  break 
were  bad  dispositioned  colts  and  Texas  ponies,  (as  I 
was  just  commencing  to  study  and  work  in  my  new 
profession,  I  had  to  accept  such  horses  as  were  brought 
•to  me  for  training,)  and  some  of  them  were  the  very 
worst  ponies  in  the  country. 

You  will  never  know  the  narrow  escapes,  experien- 
ces and  hardships  that  I  went  through  with,  in  hand- 
ling these  ponies,  unless  you  would  go  through  with 
them  yourself.  At  this  time  I  had  no  books  to  get 
ideas  from,  nor  any  appliances  by  which  to  take  ad- 
vantage of  a  horse.  I  will  have  to  admit  I  did  a  great 
deal  of  mv  work  through  main  strength  and  awkward- 


PERSONAL    EXPERIENCE.  175 

ness,  yet  I  felt  and  saw  that  I  was  gaining  ground,  and 
learning  new  ideas  and  points  every  day.  Not  only 
dill  I  have  to  work  without  an  instructor,  books  or  ap- 
pliances, but  I  was  laboring  under  all  manner  of  dis- 
advantages and  opposition.  The  neighbors  and  people^ 
going  along  the  road  would  make  light  of  my  work 
and  say  ''I  had  better  quit  playing  with  colts  and  go  i:o 
work.''  And  my  folks  at  home  were  terribly  opposed 
to  my  handling  horses,  saying  I  would  keep  on  until 
I  would  get  killed,  etc. 

Father  finally  forbade  me  bringing  any  more  bad 
horses  on  the  place,  saying  that  if  I  wanted  to  farm  the 
place  any  longer  he  would  not  allow  me  to  bring  any 
more  horses  there  to  train.  I  toW  him  that  I  had  fully 
made  up  my  mind,  and  resolved  to  make  a  horse  trainer 
out  of  myself,  if  I  didn't  get  killed  in  learning  the 
business.  "When  he  saw  the  determination  I  had  to 
master  my  profession,  he  submitted  to  my  handling 
horses.  At  this  time  I  had  an  irresistible  desire,  and 
almost  an  uncontrollable  passion,  for  training  colts  and 
subduing  vicious  horses.  I  haven't  farmed  any  since 
that  time,  but  have  had  all  the  horses  to  train  ever 
since  that  I  could  handle  and  a  great  many  more.  I 
have  had  from  two  to  six  colts  and  vicious  horses 
under  training  all  the  time  for  nearly  three  years,  and 
sometimes  more.  lir.viTii^-  all  kinds  of  vices — kickers, 
balkers,  shyers,  halter  pullei^,  runaways,  and  colts. 
After  I  had  broken  a  few  bad  kicking  horses  kno^vn 
to  nearly  every  body  for  their  viciousness,  and  saw 
that  they  were  made  perfectly  safe  and  gentle,   ihey 


176  PERSONAL    EXPEPIENCE. 

began  to  fall  in  one  by  one,  and  recognize  my  work. 
It  was  here  where  I  originated  my  system  of  colt 
training.  Some  of  the  first  colts  that  I  had  trained 
I  gave  two  lessons. a  day,  and  turned  them  over  to 
their  owners  in  about  two  weeks.  But  I  found  that 
it  was  giving  them  too  much  in  a  short  time ;  it  brought 
their  lessons  too  close  together,  and  two  weeks  was 
not  long  enough  to  fix  the  impression  on  the  brain. 
So  I  changed  my  plan  of  training  to  giving  one  lesson 
a  day,  and  teaching  them  four  weeks  instead  of  two, 
making  their  lesson  about  one  hour  in  length,  accord- 
ing to  my  present  system,  as  described  in  this  book. 
I  found  that  lessons  given  in  this  way  would  be  remem- 
bered better  than  to  give  them  two  lessons  a  da}^  and 
there  would  not  be  §o  much  danger  of  running  the 
lessons  into  each  other. 

A  very  important  point  I  observed,  was  to  teach 
but  one  thing  at  a  time.  I  learned  through  experience, 
that  it  was  almost  impossible  to  give  the  colt  the  first 
and  second  lesson  both  in  one,  or  even  in  the  same  day. 
The  first  lesson  is  to  teach  the  colt  to  keep  its  heels 
from  us,  its  head  towards  us,  and  follow,  while  the  next 
lesson  we  teach  is  to  keep  its  heels  towards  us,  its  head 
from  us,  and  go  away  from  us;  two  ideas  exactly  op- 
posite to  each  other.  •  In  trymg  to  teach  both  ideas 
at  one  time  it  only  confuses  the  colt,  and  the  conse- 
quence will  be  to  fjiil  in  teaching  either  point  so  that 
the  colt  will  ]•( 'member  it.  But  I  found  by  teaching 
the  colt  one  command  at  a  time,  it  would  so  fix  the 
impression  upon  the  brain  that  it  would  not  forget  it. 


PERSONAL    KXPEKIEXCE. 


177 


and  the  next  day  I  could  teach  it  something  directly 
<^posite.  and  it  would  then  retain  both  ideas.  I  soon 
learned  that  my  system  of  colt  training  was  not  only 
the  proper  way  of  training  colts,  but  that  it  was  equally 
applicable  to  all  spoiled  horses;  as  it  is  almost  invari- 
ably the  rule  for  all  spoiled  horses,  or  any  horses  having 
vices,  to  have  but  little  or  no  education  at  all.  And 
how  can  you  expect  them  to  obey  your  command  and 
act  intelligently  without  first  teaching  them  what  to 
do?  After  you  have  subdued  the  bad,  vicious,  or  un- 
ruly horse,  and  made  him  willing  to  do  all  that  he  un- 
derstands, it  is  just  as  important  and  necessary  to 
treat  him  with  gentleness  and  kindness,  and  teach  him 
what  you  want  him  to  do,  as  it  is  to  be  gentle  and 
patient  with  the  colt.  There  is  no  better  way  of  teach- 
ing them  what  to  do  than  to  follow  my  system  of  colt 
training.  In  all  my  private  training  of  bad  horses, 
the  first  thing  I  do  is  to  give  them  a  course  of  sub- 
jective treatment,  to  get  them  under  control.  Then 
I  always  give  them  a  repetition  of  colt  training.  Con- 
trolling physical  resistance  is  but  a  temporary  bridge 
acro>s  a  stream  to  enable  us  to  build  the  real  structure. 
So  subjection  is  but  the  means  for  reaching  trie  brain 
to  remove  the  exciting  cause  of  resistance.  If  the 
resistance  is  stimulated  by  fear,  then  show  there  is 
no  cause  for  fear — if  through  real  viciousness,  then 
remove  the  sentiment  by  kind  treatment — when  the 
horse's  reason  can  be  moulded  and  instructed  as  de- 
sired. I  claim  there  is  no  education  in  subjection  any 
further  than  it  teaches  the  horge  we  are  his  master. 


178  FERSONAL    EXPERIENCE. 

It  is  simply  getting  a  horse  in  shape  or  condition  to  be 
taught.  If  it  is  possible  to  gain  a  had  hoi8«'s  better 
nature,  and  win  his  confidence  through  kindness,  with- 
out any  coercive  treatment,  which  I  think  it  is  in  a 
great  many  cases,  it  is  the  very  best  kind  of 
subjection.  But  in  nearly  all  cases  where  they  are 
confirmed  in  the  habit,  it  will  be  necessary  to  use 
coercive  treatment  to  get  them  under  subjection.  I 
have  tried  to  make  every  point  so  simple  and  plain 
that  any  one  can  easil}^  understand  there  is  no  mystery 
in  the  control  of  horses  beyond  that  of  skilful  treatment 
When  managed  according  to  the  Jaws  of  their 
nature  it  becomes  a  very  simple  matter  to  subdue  and 
control  even  the  most  vicious  horses.  Every  horse 
made  vicious  or  unmanageable,  is  so  in  reality  through 
bad  treatment.  To  be  a  good  horseman  you  should 
always  show  by  your  actions  and  conduct,  that  you  are 
a  man,  and  that  your  real  superiority  over  horses  con- 
sists in  the  prudent  exercise  of  your  reasoning  powers. 
A  man  must  have  patience  and  courage,  if  necessary, 
that  borders  on  harshness,  yet  always  holding  himself 
within  the  limits  of  safety.  Whatever  the  difiiculties 
or  failures,  he  should  only  exhibit  the.  more  care  and 
patience,  until  successful.  It  is  especially  important 
that  there  be  no  foolhardiness,  lack  of  judgment  or 
carelessness,  that  will  expose  the  horse  to  danger  or 
accident.  It  is  an  invariable  fault  of  those  who  claim 
any  skill  or  experience  in  the  management  of  horses 
to  be  over  confident;  to  think  too  much  of  the  little 
they  know  of  applying  the  treatment,  and  too  little  of 


PKKSOXAL    EXPKHIENCE.  170 

tlie  (lifTiculties  and  danger  of  resistance  in  the  horse 
to  be  treated.  A  man  who  assumes  to  know  all  abont 
horses,  and  can  break  any  horse,  etc.,  only  gives  to  any 
sensible,  observing  man,  the  strongest  proofs  of  his 
ignorance.  The  most  ignorant  men  in  the  business  are 
tsually  the  greatest  pretenders.  Of  course  it  will  not 
be  difficult  for  any  ordinary  man,  by  following  my 
system  of  "Colt  Training,*"  to  break  the  average  bad 
colts  and  horses.  But  if  the  case  is  at  all  critical,  suc- 
cess will  depend  upon  making  no  mistakes  and  being 
thorough.  Every  failure  is  an  undoubted  proof  of 
lack  of  judgment  and  good  management. 

In  building  a  bridge,  or  any  structure  where  large 
risks  of  life  are  involved,  extraordinary  precautions 
are  taken  to  insure  safety  against  accidents,  by  re- 
quiring much  more  power  than  is  expected  to  be  used 
at  any  time.  Every  part  is  tested  as  to  its  strength 
and  weight  far  beyond  what  it  is  ever  required  to 
sustain,  and  when  completed,  is  again  proved,  in  order 
to  give  assurance  of  its  safety.  Now  in  the  subjection 
of  horses,  especially  those  used  for  carrying  and  family 
driving,  where  lives  are  risked,  they  should  be  treated 
very  thoroughly.  I  always  give  them  such  tests  as  they 
will  never  be  likely  to  have  in  ordinary  using  and  driv- 
ing; for  instance,  driving  kickers  and  runaway  horses 
with  tin  pans  and  sleigh  bells  tied  to  the  crupper  of 
their  harness,  leaving  them  hang  down  and  striking 
their  heels  evprr  stfp  they  take.  If  they  are  nervous 
and  excitable.  I  drive  them  over  paper,  under  flage 
and  umbrellas,  rattle  cow  bells,  tin  pans,  sleigh  bells, 

12 


180  PERSONAL    EXPERIENCE. 

beat  drums,  use  horse  fiddles,  and  make  all  the  racket 
I  can  have  stirred  up  about  them.  In  this  way  give 
them  to  thoroughly  understand  that  these  objects 
and  racket  will  not  hurt  them.  After  a  few  lessons  of 
this  kind  the  horse  will  take  no  notice  of  the  usual 
minor  causes  of  fear,  such  as  a  bit  of  paper  flying  up 
about  him.  an  umbrella  being  carried  in  front  of  him, 
or  tlic  sudden  playing  of  a  band. 

I  learned  through  some  of  my  hard  lessons  of 
experience  that  subduing  a  horse  and  making  him 
docile  in  one  place  would  give  but  little  assurance  of 
his  being  so  at  different  places.  He  must  have  a  repeti- 
tion of  subjective  treatment  at  other  places,  especially 
the  places  where  he  had  been  in  the  habit  of  resisting, 
in  order  to  break  him  reliably.  We  can  subdue  a  horse 
in  a  building,  then  take  him  outside  without  giving 
him  a  repetition  of  the  subjective  treatment  there, 
and  he  will  appear  almost  as  bad  as  he  was  before  he 
had  been  subdued.  We  must  take  the  advantage  of  him 
outside  enough  to  show  him  we  can  control  him  out- 
side the  building  as  well  as  we  can  inside,  although 
it  will  not  require  nearly  as  much  work  to  make  him 
gentle  and  submissive  as  it  did  in  the  building.  W^e 
can  almost  subdue  a  vicious  horse  in  the  city  amid  all 
the  busy  noise  and  din,  then  take  him  into  the  country 
where  everything  is  quiet,  when  he  will  become  un- 
managealile  there.  But  on  the  other  hand,  we  can 
subdue  a  horse  in  the  countiy,  then  take  him  to  the 
city,  and  he  will  become  unmanageble  there.  At  one  of 
the  first  places  where  I  instructed  a  class  I  handled 


PERSONAL    f:XPERIEXCE.  181 

a  very  bad  runaway  mare ;  and  after  I  had  subdued  her 
and  made  her  submissive  to  drive  without  breeching^ 
in  the  barn,  I  told  them  to  throw  the  doors  open,  and 
I  would  drive  her  outside.  They  did  so,  and  the 
moment  her  head  was  out  of  the  barn  she  sprang  forth 
like  a  deer,  and  ran  across  a  ten  acre  field  as  fast  as  her 
legs  would  take  her.  I  thought  it  very  strange  that 
she  would  take  a  spell  of  that  kind  after  being  subdued; 
but  that  was  the  way  I  learned  it  was  necessary  to 
give  a  horse  a  repetition  of  the  treatment  outside  the 
building.  As  soon  as  I  got  the  mare  stopped,  I  took  her 
out  of  the  shafts  and  gave  her  a  little  subjective  treat- 
ment, after  which  she  drove  as  gentle  on  the  road  as 
in  the  building.  After  I  had  been  handling  horses  for 
about  a  year,  and  had  successfully  broke  all  the  horses 
brought  to  me,  a  great  many  of  my  friends  advised  me 
to  go  on  the  road  as  a  "Horse  Trainer,''  saying  that  I 
could  make  a  great  deal  more  money  in  that  way;  but 
knowing  there  were  already  too  many  professional 
men  on  the  road  that  were  not  masters  of  their  pro- 
fession, I  declined.  I  have  always  been  of  the  opinion 
that  if  a  man  was  not  respected,  and  did  not  have  a 
reputation  at  home,  he  could  not  make  a  success  away 
from  home.  I  also  felt  that  I  had  a  great  deal  to  learn 
at  home,  and  was  determined  to  build  a  reputation  as 
a  horse  trainer  at  home  first.  After  I  had  handled 
a  number  of  colts  and  horses  in  the  immediate  neigh- 
borhood and  community,  I  advertised  through  the 
local  papers  that  I  would  educate  colts,  and  train  kick- 
ers, runaways,  balkerF;,  shyors,  halter  puller?,  etc.     I 


182 


FE K FON  A L    EX  PERI ENCE. 


PER50XAI.    EXf'ERIKXCE.  18-3 

then  received  horses  from  adjoining  counties,  some 
coming  as  far  as  twenty-five  and  thirty  miles.  By 
handling  horses  in  this  way  for  a  little  over  two  years, 
I  received  a  very  good  practical  knowledge  of  different 
dispositions  and  vices  in  horses.  In  this  way  I  learned 
to  judge  a  horse's  disposition  at  sights  almost  as  correct- 
ly as  the  man  that  owned  the  horse  could  describe  it. 
The  most  serious  objections  I  had  to  handling  horses 
in  this  manner  were:  First — It  was  only  the  very 
worst  dispositioned  horses  that  were  brought  me  to, 
handle;  and  in  the  next  place^  they  were  gwned  by  men 
that  were  timid,  and  afraid  of  gentle  horses.  Some- 
times, after  I  would  give  them  a  course  of  training, 
and  make  them  gentle  and  safe  enough  for  any  body 
to  drive  that  knew  enough  to  hold  the  lines,  say  ''Get 
up!*'and"\V}ioa  ! ''they  would  use  them  a  little  while, 
and  then  let  them  know  by  thnir  actions  they  were 
afraid  of  them.  Of  course  the  horse,  after  seeing  he 
had  opportunity,  would  frequently  take  it,  and  fall 
into  his  old  tracks,  when  I  would  take  hiui  back  an^ 
give  him  another  course  of  handling,  to  get  kim  under 
control  again.  I  don't  mean  to  say  that  all  the  horses 
that  I  broke  were  owned  by  timid  or  careless  drivers, 
for  I  am  glad  to  say  that  I  handled  horses  for  some 
of  the  very  best  horsemen  in  the  country.  I  do  not 
mean  to  speak  disrespectfully  of  the  men  who  are 
timid  and  afraid  of  horses,  because  we  all  know  it  ia 
natural  for  some  men  to  be  afraid  of  horses  of  any 
kind.  However,  I  am  very  grateful  to  all  whose  horses 
I  have  handled,  and  thank  them  very  much  fr     their 


ISi  PERSONAL   EXPERIENCE. 

patronage;  but  as  stated  above,  that  was  a  very  serious 
difficulty  and  objection  to  training  horses  privately. 
Any  man  that  is  a  coward,  afraid  of  timid  horses, 
should  have  nothing  to  do  with  bad  dispositioned 
horses,  or  any  horse  of  doubtful  character,  for  they 
will  notice  it  and  take  advantage  of  it.  Horses  of  that 
nature  should  be  treated  ^vith  firmness  always;  when 
you  speak  to  them,  speak  with  distinctness.  When  you 
want  them  to  go,  say  "Get  up!"  in  such  a  way  that 
they  will  know  that  you  mean  for  them  to  get  out  of 
their  tracks  immediately. 

As  I  have  omitted  saying  much  about  the  whip,  I 
will  give  you  my  opinion  of  it  here.  I  am  often  asked 
whether  I  ever  whip  horses.  I  answer  yes,  but  only 
when  absolutely  necessary.  The  only  object  in  using 
a  whip  is  to  excite  the  fears  of  the  horse,  and  make 
him  respect  your  authority  b}^  slight  punishment  when 
he  does  a  wrong  action.  It  should  never  be  used  as 
an  instrument  of  revenge,  and  no  man  is  fit  to  break  or 
educate  a  horse  unless  he  can  control  his  own  temper. 
Fear  and  anger  should  never  be  felt  by  good  horsemen. 
To  a  horse  merely  wild  and  timid,  the  whip  should  be 
but  little  used.  Eandness  will  secure  his  confidence 
and  remove  his  fears  of  you.  A  severe  whipping  may 
excite  his  passions  to  such  an  extent  as  to  forever  ruin 
him  as  a  quiet  driver.  I  never  whip  a  horse  unless  I 
can  do  it  in  time,  and  in  such  a  way  that  I  am  sure 
he  will  understand  what  the  punishment  is  for.  When 
we  are  not  in  a  position  that  we  can  force  submission, 
it  would  be  far  better  not  to  touch  the  horse  with  the 


PERSONAL    EXPERIENCE.  185 

whip.    When  it  is  necessary  to  whip  tlie  horse,  use  a 
good  bow  top  whip  with  a  good  cracker  on  it,  and  give 
him  a  sharp  cut  around  the  hind  legs  next  the  body, 
and  speak  sharply  to  him.    iSTever  give  a  stroke  without 
accompanying  it  with  the, voice.     Your  voice  and  the 
crack  of  the  whip  effects  as  much  as  the  stroke  astonish- 
es him.     Don't  whip  too  much.     Just  enough  to  dis- 
concert and  scare  him.     ISTever  whip  across  the  body; 
a  few  sharp  cuts  around  the  legs  will  frighten  him 
that  he  will  respect  your  authority.    There  are  no  horses 
so  perfect  that  they  should  be  driven  without  a  whip 
in  the  buggy.     It  is  true  that  there  are  a  great  many 
horses  that  require  the  use  of  the  whip  very  seldom,  but 
when  it  is  needed,  it  is  needed  just  as  much  as  if  it  were 
iu  demand  more  frequontly.     For  instance   you    are 
driving  along  the  road,  and  your    horse   gets    scared 
at  a    bit    of    paper    or    some    other   o])ject,    and    he 
starts  backwards,   possibly    towards    a   deep    ditch. 
If  you  liave  no  whip  you  have    to    let    him    go    and 
take  the  consequences,  if  you  have  a   whip    you    can 
give  him  a  cut  wath  it  and  save  a  collision.    It  is  always 
safer  to  have  a  whip  with  you  and  have  your  horse  un- 
derstand what  whips  are  made  for.     But  do  not  abuse 
your  power.     I 'have   known  more  flesh  whipped  off 
a  horse  in  a  day  than  you  could  feed  on  in  a  week. 

After  two  years  of  this  kind  of  experience  of  hand- 
ling horses  all  the  time,  sometimes  having  as  high  as  six 
bad  horses  at  one  time,  I  then  felt  that  my  experience 
and  knowledge  gained  in  this  way  might  be  worth 
something  to  the  public;  for  I  think  people  who  use 


18G 


PERSON AL    EXPERIENCE. 


and  handle  horses  need  the  instruction  a  great  deal 
more  than  tiie  horses  do.  I  iufJtructed  my  first  classes 
in  barns,  but  found  that  I  could  not  accommodate  all, 
neither  could  I  handle  liorses  so  well  on  a  cramped 
barn  floor:  sn  I  purchased  a  large  tent  and  set  it 
up  at  the  neighboring  towns.  I  would  generally 
solicit  about  a  week  for  a  class,  and  would  have  from 
one  hundred  to  two  hundred  scholars  in  a  class,  charg- 
ing one  dollar  and  a  half  per  scholar,  giving  them  five 
or  six  lessons.  I  always  gave  them  the  privilege  of  hav- 
ing their  money  back  on  the  last  evening,  if  they  were 
not  satisfied  with  the  instructions  -given  them.  I  am 
happy  to  say  that  I  have  yet  the  first  scholar  to  ask 
the  rturn  of  his  money.  This  gave  me  great  encourage- 
ment, as  also  did  the  recommendations  they  gave  me 
at  nearly  all  the  places  I  have  had  classes,  which 
were  not  only  unsolicited,  but  urged  upon  me.  I 
offer  some  uf  the  many  received,  substantiating  my 
claims. 


TESTIMONY  OF  OTHERS, 


CHAPTER  XIV. 

The  following  is  a  local  or  sketch  that  contains  my 
name  the  first  time  it  was  ever  in  print: 

JESSE  BEERY. 

Prior  to  the  days  of  Professor  Earey,  horse  taming 
was  regarded  as  a  humbug,  but  he  demonstrated  be- 
yond a  doubt  that  the  most  vicious  horse  could  be  sub- 
dued and  rendered  subservient  to  man  through  kind- 
ness. Since  then  quite  a  number  have  distinguished 
themselves  as  trainers  of  the  noble  animal.  One  of 
the  most  successful  trainers  in  this  part  of  the  countr}'' 
at  the  present  time,  is  the  gentleman  whose  name 
heads  this  sketch,  Mr.  Beery  is  yet  very  young,  but 
when  a  small  boy  he  evinced  a  talent  for  training  colts, 
and  as  soon  as  he  w^as  old  enough  to  investigate  the 
subject,  he  devoted  his  whole  time  to  training  horses. 
He  takes  any  kind  of  a  horse  and  trains  it  for  its  owner, 
chardns:  onlv  a  reasonable  fee  for  his  services. 


The  next  is  an  announcement  of  my  first  public 
exhibition,  given  about  two  miles  from  home,  Sept. 
1st,  1888.     My  admission   fee   was   twenty-five   cents. 


JS^  .      TESTIMONY. 

and  there   were   nearh'   one   hundred   people  "present^ 
including  a  few  ladies: 


Jesse  Beery  will  give  his  first  public  exhibition 
Sept.  1,  in  Xate  Iddings'  large  barn,  near  Pleasant 
Hill.  He  will  show  up  his  S3'stem  of  training  coits 
and  breaking  vicious  horses. 


Prof.  Jesse  Beer}^,  our  skilled  horse  trainer,  has- 
at  present  in  training  six  of  the  equines,  which  have 
natural  and  acquired  cussedness.  Among  them  is  a 
fifteen  year  old  kicker  from  Woodington,  Ohio.  He 
gives  them  ^'Jesse'^  ever}^  time. 


A  short  time  before  my  first  exhibition,  1  pur- 
chased a  very  bad  dispositioned  colt,  one  that  would 
balk,  rear  and  plunge.  I  will  describe  her  head,  for 
I  think  it  had  about  as  many  characteristics  indicating 
a  bad  disposition  as  is  generally  found  in  one  head. 
She  had  a  very  long  head,  narrow  between  the  eyes 
and  between  the  ears,  had  long  ears,  with  plenty  of 
long  hair  inside  of  them.  Her  eyes  were  small  and 
set  well  back  in  her  head.  On  account  of  her  being  so 
mean  and  ugty,  I  was  determined  to  control  her,  and 
thought  I  would  see  how  far  I  could  teach  her;  before 
I: quit  I  drove  her  by  the  signal  of  a  whip,  without 
bridle  or  lines.     While  driving  her  in  a  neighboring 


TESTIMONY.  ISl)" 

town  (Covington)  one  day,  the  editor  of  tlie  Gazette 
saw  me  driving  her,  and  gave  the  following  local : 

Jesse  Beery,  of  Pleasant  Hill,  gave  an  exhibition 
on  our  streets  Monda}',  of  the  power  of  mind  over  a 
three  year  old  colt.  It  was  driven  without  lines  or 
bridle,  made  to  walk,  trot,  stop,  or  turn  either  way, 
all  by  the  motion  of  the  wliip.  It  was  a  remarkable 
exhibition. 


The  following  is  from  a  class  at  Kessler  Station: 
One  of  the  most  pleasing  and  instructive  exhibi- 
tions, held  one  mile  north  of  Kessler  Station,  at  Mr. 
G.  W.  Beckys  barn,  in  the  w^ay  of  educating  the  horse, 
has  just  closed,  with  very  gratif3dng  success.  Mr.  Jesse 
Beery,  of  Pleasant  Hill,  Ohio,  well  and  favorably  known 
in  this  and  adjoining  counties  as  a  trainer  of  vicious 
horses,  and  an  educator  of  colts  or  young  horses,  spared 
no  pains  to  teach  the  people  how  to  train  and  educate 
the  horse  to  make  him  man's  most  useful  servant  and 
true  friend.  He  completely  subdued  and  broke  a 
kicking  colt  that  the  owner  could  not  work.  He  thor- 
oughly conquered  an  eighteen  year  old  mare  that  had 
not  been  shod  for  years,  so  that  she  meekly  submitted 
to  be  shod.  We,  as  members  of  his  class,  can  cheer- 
fully recommend  him  as  a  master  workman,  and  worthy 
of  patronage  in  his  profession: 

A.  R.  Renner,  Benjamin  Thuma, 

Wm.  Kerr,  Wm.  ISToonan, 

Henry  Jay,  Henry  Blackmore, 


190  TESTIMONY. 

J.  B.  Fagan,  .  Thomas  Brown, 

John  Hale,  G-orge  W.  Beck, 


S.  ^.  Fennel,  New  Waverly,  Ind. 
Prof.  Beery  will  commence  with  a  class  in  horse 
training,  in  Laura,  0.,  on  Monda}',  August  5th.  Mr. 
Beery  has  won,  and  justly  too,  such  a  reputation  among 
our  people  that  it  is  only  necessary  to  say  to  them  that 
ne  is  coming,  and  it  insures  him  a  hearing. 


Prof.  Beery,  Pleasant  Hill,  closed  his  term  of 
horse  training  at  Laura,  Saturday  evening.  He  had 
a  class  of  one  hundred  scholars.  His  large  tent  was 
crowded  each  evening.    Mr.  Beery  is  a  success. 


HOV\^  TO  BREAK  VICIOUS  HORSES. 

Prof.  Jesse  Beery  will  instruct  a  class  in  Horse- 
manship in  a  large  tent  at  Covington,  on  Thursday 
evening,  November  7th,  at  7:30.  Please  bring  out 
your  bad  horses,  as  they  will  be  handled  for  the  class 
free  of  charge.  There  will  be  a  number  of  all  kinds 
of  dispositions  and  characters  of  horses  handled,  tIz: 
kickers,  balkers,  shyers,  runaways,  etc. 


Later. — Having  been  members     of     Prof.     Jesse 
Beery's  class  in  horse  training,  at  Covington,  we  heart- 


TESTIMONY, 


11)1 


ily  endorse  his  work,  both  as  practical  and  reasonable^ 
and  recommend  his  lectures  to  all  who  would  educate 
the  horse  to  love  and  obey  his  master. 


J..  D.  Falconer, 
John  Cassell, 
Dr.  H.  D.  Rinehart, 
I.  D.  Hickman, 
R.  M.  Shellebarger, 
John  E.  Billingsby, 
H.  J.  Perry, 
C.   B.   Fletcher, 
Samuel  Hart, 
Levi  Falknor, 
John  Tobias, 
Adam  H.  Jones, 
A.  E.  Williams, 
Abe  Deeter, 
H.  Mohler, 
James  D.  Rike, 
iST.  N".  Kreighbaum, 
A  sherry  Basil, 
Howard  N".  Brown, 
W.  C.  Murray, 
Son.  A.  C.  Cable, 


Joshua  Grubb, 

Dr.  John  Harrison^ 

A.  C.  DeAveese, 

Henry  Land  is, 

Jot  Folckemer, 

F.  M.  Perry, 

C.  M.  Albaugh, 

S.  Mowery, 

John  Fox, 

K  H.  Tobias, 

M.  Ivoon, 

S.  B.  Reiber, 

J.  W.  Freshour, 

Ira  Mohler, 

Henry  Spitler, 

Geo.  Lindsay. 

John  F.  Etter, 

Ira  W.  Jones, 

Perry   C.  Ratcliff, 

R.  M.  Deeter, 

Dr.  A.  S.  Rosenberscer, 


Tlie  undersigned,  at  Troy,  0.,  take  pleasure  in 
bearing  testimony  to  the  skill  of  Prof.  Jesse  Beery,  of 
I'leasant  Hill,  0.,  in  educating  colts  and  training  bad 
korses.  We  have  seen  the  good  of  his  work  on  green 
colts,  halter  pullers,  kickers,  shyers,  horses  bad  to  shoe. 


192  TESTIMONY. 

•etc.,  and  know  that  the  itnpressions  made  are  lasting. 

Any  horse  that  has  come  through  his  system  of  train- 
ing comes  out  obedient,  gentle,  and  greatly  enhanced 
in  value. 

Col.  0.  H.  Binkley,  Geo.  E.  :\rcKaig, 

W.  A.  Eddy,  E.  E.  Moore, 

Grant  Myers,  Peter  Brown, 

Aaron  Deeter,  W.  J.  Hall, 

Mrs.  H.  A.  Dye,  S.  J.  McCurdy, 

Frank  Sewell,  G.  ^Y.  Graham, 

C.  D.  Miller,  C.  Y.  Hottel, 

E.  D.  Hottel,  C.  F.  Miller, 

C.  L.  Westhoven,  W.  I.  Tenny, 

A.  F.  Broomhall,  John  Landry. 


At  Phillipshurg  I  instructed  the  largest  class  that 
I  ever  had,  some  evenings  having  more  than  my  tent 
would  hold,  and  it  has  seating  capacity  for  three  hun- 
dred people.  There  were  a  number  of  men  fifty  and 
sixty  years  old  in  my  class,  who  indorsed  my  system, 
but  I  will  only  mention  the  names  of  a  few  who  are  in- 
terested the  most  in  horses. 

We,  the  undersigned,  have  attended  Prof.  Jesse 
Beery's  lecture  on  the  education  of  colts  and  vicious 
horses,  at  Pliillipsburg,  0.,  and  have  been  greatly  in- 
structed. His  wonderful  success  proves  that  his  sj^stem 
of  training  exceeds  all  others,  and  the  practical  illus- 
tration of  the  same  receives  our  hearty  endorsement. 
Mr.  Beery  deserves  respect  and  esteem  for  his  valuable 
instruction  in  tlie  management  of  horses,  and  we  wish 


TESTIMONY. 


193 


to  show  our  appreciation  of  his  good  work  by  heartily 
recommending  his  system  to  the  public: 


J.  E.  Barnes, 
Wm.   Detrick, 
S.  E.  Folkereth,     • 
J.  S.  Becker, 
L.   B.   Harley, 
H.   0.  Landis. 
Ezra  Folkcreth, 
Casper  Price, 
C.  C.  Kossler, 
Abe  Emerick, 
Albert  Albaugh, 
Samuel  Heisey, 
Harvey  Klepinger, 
Adam  Thomas, 
Ellis  Gray, 
Sam.  Shelley, 
Elmer  Shelleberger, 
Chas.  Anderson, 

A.  E.   Hickman, 
W.  J.  Piimphrey, 

B.  F.  Spitler, 

C.  E.  Wagner, 
Isaiah  Oaks, 

S.  Binkley, 


I.  N.  Becker, 
J.   R.   Lees, 
J.  H.  Falknour, 
L.   Pearson. 

E.  Pearson, 
L.  Harmon. 
D.   Heisey, 
D.  B.  Crow, 

D.  H.  Warner, 
David  Isenbarger, 
M.  D.  S.  Hutchison, 
Adam  3Sinnick, 
David  Hess, 

X.  W.  Einehart, 
Geo.  Waybright, 

F.  0.  Thomas, 

E.  W.  Spitler, 
Harvey  Hayworth, 
John  Spitler,  Sr., 
J.  C.  Cams, 
Samuel  Weaver, 
D.  C.  Falknor, 
Theo.  Falknor, 
Wm.  F.  Wagner, 

Aaron  Dohner. 


The  last  class  given  before  writing  this  book  was 


194  TESTIMONY. 

at  Piqua,  O.^,  in  the  Ideal  Eink^  where  I  handled  a 
number  of  extremely  bad  horses. — The  following  was 
in  the  '^Dispatch :" 

HORSE    TRAINING    EXHIBITION.— PROF.    BEERY  S    WON- 
DERFUL   HANDLING    OF    VICIOUS    ANIMALS. 

Prof.  J.  Beery,  who  is  now  instructing  a  class  in 
the  handling  of  horses  of  a  vicious  nature,  is  one  of 
the  most  remarkable  horsemen  that  it  has  been  our 
lot  to  see.  D.  H.  Heater,  Esq.,  the  popular 
Main  Street  grocer,  is  enthusiastic  in  his  praise  of 
Prof.  Beery^  and  says  that  in  all  his  experience  he 
lias  never  seen  his  equal,  and  that  he  has  witnessed  per- 
formances giren  by  others,  and  between  them  there 
is  no  comparison.  Mr.  Heater  is  a  horseman  himself, 
and  knows  whereof  he  speaks. .  Last  night  Prof. 
Beery  handled  Prof.  Wm.  McMaken's  two  year  old 
colt,  John  Daber"s  three  year  old,  the  kicking,  biting 
and  striking  pony  owned  by  James  Hilliard,  an  animal 
noted  for  its  viciousness,  besides  the  "Warwick  horse,'' 
an  animal  that  would  run  at  the  drop  of  a  hat.  Every 
one  of  these  were  subdued  and  made  almost  as  gentle  as 
lambs.  Nobody  should  fail  to  see  this  wonderful  per- 
formance. 


From  the  Editors  of  the  "Dispatch." 

WONDERFUL   HORSE   TRAINING. 

A  wonderful  exhibition  of  horse  training  is  now 
in  progress  at  the  Ideal  Rink,  given  b}'  Prof.  Beery. 
La^t  uio-ht  this  geutleman  subdued   the   vicious   Hil- 


TESTIMONY.  %  105 

Hard  pon}',  which  had  to  be  led  into  the  riiilv  by  a  rope 
about  twenty-five  feet  long.  In  about  three  quarters 
of  an  hour  the  Professor  had  the  animal  under  com- 
plete control,  and  it  was  gentle  as  a  lamb.  He  has  a 
number  of  other  horses  of  a  vicious  nature  that  he 
will  subdue.  This  morning  he  exhibited  in  front  of 
the  Dispatch  office  a  three  year  old,  driven  to  a  buggy 
without  the  use  of  lines,  and  so  completely  was  it  under 
control,  that  it  could  be  driven  any  where  by  signs  of 
the  whip.    He  is  a  wonderful  horseman. 


The  previous  extracts,  notices,  and  recommenda- 
tions, together  with  a  number  of  others,  have  all  been 
obtained  mthin  a  radius  of  twenty  miles  from  where  I 
was  born  and  raised.  I  always  made  it  a  point  to  satis- 
fy every  man  whose  horse  I  trained.  Some  of  the  first 
horses  that  I  broke  I  made  no  charge  for  at  all,  although 
the  owners  wanted  to  pay  me  for  my  work.  I  took  their 
horses  partially  to  experiment  upon,  and  gained  enough 
knowledge  pertaining  to  the  art  to  repay  me  for  my 
work.  Often  times  men,  through  carelessness,  would  let 
their  horses  get  the  advantage  of  them  and  fall  into 
their  old  habits,  when  I  would  take  them  back  and  mkke 
them  gentle  again  without  charge.  However,  I  am  glad 
to  say  that  they  were  very  few  that  it  was  necessary  for 
me  to  take  back.  My  patrons  commenced  talking  for 
me,  which  was  the  best  kind  of  advertising,  and  in  this 
way  I  soon  had  more  horses  to  educate  than  I  coxild 
handle.  I  think  I  would  be  justified  in  saying  that 
when  I  quit  training  horses  at  home  I  could  have  had 

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196  '      TESTIMONY. 

at  command  five  times  as  many  colts  and   horses   as 
would  have  been  possible  for  any  one  man  to  handle. 

I  will  say  right  here  that  I  am  indeed  grateful  to 
my  neighbors  and  many  friends,  who,  after  looking  at 
my  theory  and  system  of  training  from  a  rational  stand 
point,  gave  me  great  encouragement  in  my  efforts.  It 
seemed  that  the  very  parties  that  ^'hooted,"  and  made 
light  of  my  work  at  first,  after  being  in  one  of  my  class- 
es, changed  their  views,  and  did  a  great  deal  more  good 
in  my  behalf  than  parties  who  never  opposed  me. 

I  am  often  asked  whether  I  teach  horses  to  per- 
form tricks.  As  training  a  horse  to  perform  tricks  is  not 
very  practical  to  the  horse  owner  generally,  I  have  never 
practiced  teaching  them  in  this  way  much.  Of  course, 
when  a  young  man  owns  a  nice  little  horse,  and  has 
taught  him  a  few  tricks,  such  as  following,  shaking 
hands,  lying  down,  etc.,  it  makes  him  appear  more  tract- 
able and  intelligent  than  he  otherwise  would.  When  I 
parted  with  the  ugly  colt  that  I  had  trained  to  drive 
without  lines,  I  purchased  a  well  bred  two  year  old 
Hambletonian  colt,  which  was  exceedingly  spirited,  but 
didn  t  have  a  great  deal  more  brain  than  the  other  colt. 
However,  1  made  up  my  mind  to  drive  him  without 
lines.  After  teaching  him  the  signals  of  the  whip  for 
a  couple  of  weeks,  I  hitched  him  up  for  the  first  time 
he  was  ever  driven.  I  drove  him  by  the  motion  of  the 
whip,  without  the  use  of  lines,  and  have  been  driving 
him  that  way  ever  since.  It  being  the  first  colt  that  I 
had  ever  lieard  of  being  driven  in  this  way,  without 
having  first  been  driven  with  lines,  I  thought  it  quite 


1^8  TESTIMONY. 

a  feat,  espeeiall}^  on  account  of  his  having  so  much 
natural  fear  of  ahnost  every  conceivable  object.  I  con- 
trolled him  with  the  motion  of  the  whip,  when  it  would 
have  been  almost  impossible  for  any  one  to  man- 
age him  with  the  lines  in  the  ordinary  way.  Some- 
times he  would  get  so  frightened  that  he  would  trem- 
ble/yet  he  would  obey  the  signal  of  the  whip,  and 
march  right  up  and  feel  of  the  object  with  his  nose.  I 
have  driven  him  some  of  the  darkest  nights  without 
bridle  or  lines,  controlling  him  by  commands.  He 
knew  right  from  left.  When  I  would  want  him  to 
turn,  I  would  give  the  command  right  or  left.  He 
would  turn  as  quickly  at  the  word  of  command  as  by 
a  signal  of  the  whip.  Now,  if  it  is  possible  to  teach 
and  educate  a  horse  to  such  a  point,  why  cannot  you 
teach  them  to  obey  the  few  commands  necessary  for 
their  general  use,  and  prevent  or  overcome  the  many 
vices  which  they  are  liable  to  fall  into  when  carelessly 
managed. 

I  wish  to  call  your  attention  to  the  Vaughn  mare, 
of  Eichmond,  Ind.  She  was  a  high  bred  trotting  mare, 
and  her  habit  was  to  rear  and  throw  herself,  if  not  al- 
lowed to  start  as  soon  as  put  in  shafts,  or  if  held  back, 
would  refuse  to  go  at  all.  On  account  of  her  remark- 
able self-will  and  treachery  I  -^^dll  give  a  brief  descrip- 
tion of  her.  When  she  was  hitched  up  it  required  four 
men  to  hold  her,  but  she  finally  became  so  bad  that  she 
could  not  be  hitched  up  at  all.  I  gave  her  one  lesson 
before  the  class,  and  (by  getting  privilege  from  the  au- 
thorities of  the  city)  I  gave  her  one  lesson  on  the  street 


TESTIMONY.  109 

in  the  presence  of  hundreds  of  people.  The  police 
guarded  the  street,  and  we  had  full  sway  for  about  an 
hour,  when  she  submitted  to  stay  on  all  four  feet,  stop, 
start,  and  turn  either  way  at  command.  Mr.  Vaughn 
requested  me  to  keep  her  in  charge  until  I  was  sure 
she  would  be  thoroughly  educated,  which  I  did.  As  I 
wanted  to  spend  a  short  time  at  home  I  took  her  with 
me,  and  returned  her  in  ten  days  a  model  driving 
horse.  This  was  a  valuable  beast  that  was  not  worth 
anj'thing  Avhen  I  took  her  in  charge.  I  saw  the  owner 
a  few  months  after  I  had  handled  his  mare,  and  he  told 
me  that  she  had  not  made  a  bad  move  since  I  handled 
her. 

The  following  experience,  extracts  and  endorse- 
ments, have  been  received  since  my  first  books  were 
published : 


Richmond  Daily  Item,  April  11,  1892. 

WON   THEIR   CONFIDENCE. 

Prof.  Beer5%  by  his  excellent  work  here,  won  the 
entire  confidence  of  all  with  whom  he  was  brought  in 
contact,  and  by  his  unquestionable  correct  methods 
must  have  done  good  here.  He  not  only  understands 
his  business,  but  has  a  faculty  of  imparting  it  to  others 
m  a  way  that  they  not  only  can  not  help  but  under- 
stand it,  but  be  impressed  with  it.  In  this  he  must 
do  a  good  deal  of  good  in  improving  the  condition  of  the 
horse,  not  only  in  its  better  education  but  in  its  treat- 
ment. He  treats  the  horse  more  as  a  child  than  as  an 
animal,  and  the  results  he  gets,  even  with  horses  that 


200  TESTIMONY. 

have  been  abused  by  never  being  taught  anything,  are 
wonderful,  as  well  as  gratifying, 

A  proof  of  this  is  seen  in  the  case  of  the  John 
Vaughn  mare.  She  is  a  remarkably  fine  trotter  but  had 
been  spoiled  in  the  breaking  and  handling  so  that  she 
had  formed  dangerous  habits  which  hurt  her  value  a 
great  deal.  Mr.  Vaughn  spent  fifty  dollars  in  money 
trying  to  have  her  taught  by  other  trainers  and  got  no 
benefit.  In  two  lessons  Mr.  Beery  had  succeeded  so  well 
that  Mr.  Vaughn  has  sent  the  horse  to  Mr.  Beery's 
training  barn,  at  Pleasant  Hill,  where  he  will  train  her 
until  he  is  satisfied  with  her. 


Eichmond  Daily  News. 

The  exhibition  of  Prof.  Beer}',  which  he  calls  a 
school,  is  attracting  a  good  deal  of  attention  and  also 
doing  a  great  deal  of  good  here  by  educating  the  mem- 
bers of  the  class  up  to  the  handling  of  horses  by  ration- 
al treatment.  It  is  so  wonderful  what  he  does  with  the 
most  vicious  liorses,  simply  by  following  a  few  rules 
founded  on  common  sense,  that  it  seems  as  if  anybody 
ought  to  be  able  to  do  it.  He  has  a  few  rules,  which 
seem  to  be,  when  simplified  into  the  least  possible  com- 
pass: 

Let  your  horse  know  what  jou  want  him  to  do  so 
that  he  fully  understands. 

Let  him  know  that  he  will  receive  kind  treatment 
if  he  does  it  and  will  be  corrected  if  he  does  not. 

When  you  start  out  to  make  him  do  anything,  make 
him  do  it  thoroughly  before  you  quit. 


TESTIMONY.  201 

As  the  result  of  this  treatment  with  the  few  ap- 
pliances he  uses  he  produces  most  remarkable  results. 
One  of  them  was  in  the  Linn  Mather  pony.  It  had 
become  so  confirmed  a  halter  puller  that  it  had  not 
been  tied  up  either  on  the  street  or  in  the  stable,  for 
four  years;  it  broke  every  halter.  After  fifteen  min- 
utes treatment  last  night  he  tied  the  pony  to  a  post 
with  a  string  and  fired  a  pistol  at  it8  head  and  it 
hardly  winked.  A  mustang  which  has  been  owned 
here  for  years,  and  was  so  smart  a  kicker  that  it 
would  almost  shave  a  man  who  came  around  its  heels, 
was  so  completely  subdued  in  fifteen  minutes  that 
he  couldn't  get  it  to  kick.  These  and  many  other 
examples  show  the  efficacy  of  his  treatment. 


A  GOOD   SYSTEM. 

To  whom  it  may  concern: — Having  attended  the 
lectures  delivered  by  Prof.  Beery  in  this  city  on  colt 
training  and  the  management  of  vicious  horses,  I  takc^ 
pleasure  in  recommending  him  to  all  who  may  be  in  any 
way  interested  in  the  management  of  horses.  By  his 
system  the  intelligence  of  the  horse  is  appealed  to— 
this  is  particularly  noticeable  in  his  treatment  of  colts, 
which  it  is  a  real  pleasure  to  witness.  He  is  also  equally 
successful  in  the  management  of  vicious  horses,  which 
he  controls  with  his  safety  appliances  without  any  brut- 
al treatment  of  the  horse,  first  giving  him  to  understand 
that  he  is  master  and  then  educating  him.  The  ladies 
of  this  city  have  also  been  much  interested  and  enter- 
tained by  attending  the  lectures. 

CHAS.  N".  HOWARD, 

Mayor  of  Xenia,  0. 


202 


TEST1M0^Y. 

SKILLFUL    HORSEMANSHIP. 


West  Libert}';  Logan,  Co.^  0. 

March  14,  189  L 
We.  the  undersigned,  citizens  of  Logan  and  Cham- 
paign counties,  take  great  pleasure  in  certifying  that 
Prof.  Jesse  Beery's  practical  system  of  colt  training 
and  subduing  wild  and  vicious  horses  was  the  greatest 
success  ever  witnessed  in  this  part  of  the  country.  We 
further  say  that  Prof.  Beery  is  a  thorough  master  of  his 
profession,  and  we  recommend  him  to  the  public  in  gen- 
eral. 


F.  X.  Speece, 

L.  E.  Baldwin, 

David  Stayrook, 

Couchman  &  Muzzy, 

AVuL  Thomas, 

A.   H.    Couchman, 

C.    S.    Shoulton, 

B.  M.  Cook, 

C.  P.  Wallace, 

H.  A.  Crockett, 

G.  Shoemaker, 

J.  H.  Couchman, 

S.  P.  Wolf, 

Jeff  Davis, 

H.  M.  Black, 

J.   C.  King, 

John  Kelly, 

D.  G.  King, 

Josiah  Kelly, 

Fremont  Kirkwood, 

J.  A.  King, 

Jacob  King, 

H.  N.  Kiser, 

D.  G.  Lakin, 

John  B.  King, 

C.  C.  Moffit, 

L.  Elliott, 

J.  Men-itt, 

Jas.  L.  Fink, 

J.  G.  Hunter, 

David  Gill, 

S.   Hanna, 

J.  H.  Gibble, 

A.  H.  Henkle, 

David  K.  Hooley, 

Frank  Hayes, 

TESTIMONY. 


203 


Ii.  He  ding  ton, 
B.  E.  Harris, 
H.  Jones, 
H.  Mohr, 
A.  G.  Miller, 
Z.  Xickerson, 
0.  M.  Xowell, 
H.  H.  Xewell, 
Is.  C.  Xewell, 
A.  M.   Yoder, 
Rudv   Yoder. 


David  Harn 
B.  P.  Hanum, 
Jacob  Piatt, 
J.  M.  Pitman, 
John  Pine, 
James  Randal, 
J.  C.  Eock, 
D.  D.  Smucker, 
Wm.  Stewart, 
John  Shragle, 


EQUINE  TRAINING  SCHOOL. 

Sidney,  Ohio,  Oct.  7,  1891. 
An  exhibition  of  subduing  vicious  horses,  and 
training  those  unbroken,  was  given  here  on  Tuesday 
evening,  by  Prof.  Jesse  Beery,  who  may  rightfully 
be  said  to  be  a  master  in  the  work.  It  was  the  first 
of  a  series  of  lessons  that  will  be  given  before  classes 
interested  in  horses.  His  work  was  witnessed  by  nearly 
one  hundred  persons,  to  whom  it  was  an  interesting 
lecture,  with  practical  demonstrations.  The  first  sub- 
ject was  an  unbroken  colt,  the  property  of  Louis  Kah, 
Jr.  It  had  never  had  anything  on  except  a  halter, 
and  was  as  green  as  a  colt  could  be,  with 
considerably  more  fire  than  the  ordinary  equine  in- 
fant, being  highly  bred.  The  second  horse  was  the 
meanest  one,  probabl}',  in  Shelby  county.  It  was  a 
four  vear  old  mare  of  A.  C.  Fry.       The  animal  some 


204  TESTIMONY. 

time  ago  ran  away  with  a  load  of  furniture,  and  with 
divers  other  loads  since.  She  frightened  at  paper,  flags- 
and  umhrellas,  and  has  alwa3^s  been  unsafe  for  the  best 
drivers.  The  Professor  said  the  first  thing  she  needed, 
was  to  understand  she  had  a  master,  and  he  would 
therefore  throw  her  down  a  few  times,  to  open  a  train 
of  thought  for  her.  He  had  hard  work  to  do  it,  and 
when  down  he  brought  a  string  of  tin  pans  and  rattled 
them.  She  struggled  in  her  fright  and  got  up,  but 
was  thrown  again  and  again,  and  each  time  the  pan& 
were  tried.  In  five  minutes  she  would  not  look  at  them,, 
and  loose  paper  was  tried.  This  was  too  much,  and  for 
a  time  she  would  not  give  it  a  friendly  sniff,  but  in  the 
end  concluded  it  was  harmless.  Hoisted  umbrellas- 
and  waving  flags  were  tried,  and  then  she  was  permit- 
ted to  rise  and  try  all  of  them.  She  flinched  at  firsts 
but  at  last  she  went  around  the  ring  with  loose  paper 
in  her  straps,  flags  in  her  bridle  and  an  umbrella  over 
her  head.  She  did  this  without  being  held  by  the  lines^, 
and  when  the  audience  cheered  she  pricked  up  her  ears 
and, nodded  her  head  as  if  in  appreciation  of  the  compli- 
ment. It  was  conceded  that  the  handsome  animal  was 
worth  a  great  deal  more  money  when  she  went  out 
than  when  she  came  in.  Several  ministers  and  a  num- 
ber of  ladies  were  interested  spectators.  It  was  a  prac- 
tical lecture. of  great  value,  and  the  series  to  follow^  will 
do  everv  one  who  sees  and  hears  them  great  good. 


The  f  ollo^^ing  is  a  recommendation  written  by  one 
of  the  most  prominent  and  highly  esteemed  citizens  of 


TESTIMONY.  205 

Urbana,  where  I  instructed  a  class  of  about  scventy- 
iive  scholars: 

Mayor's  Of!ice. 
Urbaiia,  0.,  September  18,  1891. 
This  is  to  certify  that  I  have  attended  the  lectures 
of  Prof.  Beery,  and  can  cheerfully  recommend  him 
to  the  public.  I  believe  his  system  of  training  and 
handling  young  horses  the  best  I  have  ever  seen.  His 
system  for  breaking  halter  pullers  is  unequaled.  I  was 
present  when  he  handled  some  of  our  worst  kickers, 
halter  pullers,  shyers,  horses  difficult  to  shoe,  afraid  of 
different  objects,  and  that  have  various  bad  habits.  It 
would  be  well  for  every  horseman,  blacksmith,  or  any 
one  interested  in  horses,  to  attend  his  lectures  and  se- 
cure one  of  his  books.  I  will  personally  guarantee  sat- 
isfaction, and  I  hope  that  every  one  may  see  the  Pro- 
fessor's wonderful  power  over  horses,  as  well  as  his 
kind  and  sensible  manner  of  breaking  young  horses  and 
subduing  vicious  ones. 

C.  H.  GAXSOX,  Mayor. 


Springfield  Sunday  Xews. 

HORSE   SENSE. 

A  Thing  Which  Should  Always  Bp,  but  Which  Rare- 
ly Is,  Possessed  by  Owners  and  Drivers  of  Horses — 
Not  One  Horse  in  One  Hundred  is  at  all  Properly 
Trained— The  Training  School  and  Tent  Exhibits 
of  Prof.  Jesse  Beery  in  This  City  Last     Week — It 


^06  TESTIMONY. 

Will  J3e  Continued  This    Week,  With  Exhibits  on 
Tuesday  and  Wednesday  Evenings. 

The  average  man  is  generally  -u'ell  satisfied  with 
himself  and  his  knowledge  of  men  and  affairs,  until 
he  runs  up  against  some  one  who  is  a  specialist,  who 
has  mastered  some  branch  of  usefulness,  and  tJien  the 
^'average  man"  is  dazed  by  his  own  ignorance. 

Every  community  has  a  generous  quota  of  self- 
made  horsemen,  who  can  tell  yon  all  the  modi  oper- 
andi of  breaking  and  training  horses.  But  when 
you  bring  them  into  the  presence  of  such  a  master  of 
horsemanship  as  Prof.  Jesse  Beer}^,  wjio  instructed 
s.  class  and  gave  tent  exhibitions  in  this  city  last  week — 
then  yonr  self-made  horsemen  admit  that  they  have  to 
unlearn  and  "learn  over  again'^  the  correct,  natural 
and  hmnane  method  of  educating  a  horse. 

It  is  a  matter  of  daily  demonstration  that  the 
average  man  and  woman  is  either  incapable  of  or  will 
not  devote  the  time  and  patience  to  properly  educat- 
ing their  o-wai  children.  It  does  not  require  then  a 
very  powerful  mental  effort  to  conceive  how  utterly 
faulty  and  bad  must  be  the  education  bestowed  upon 
^^only  a  horse'^  by  the  aforesaid  average  man  or  woman. 

Prof.  Jesse  Beery  is  a  native  and  resident  of 
Miami  county,  and  his  post  office  address  is  Pleasant 
Hill.  He  was  born  and  raised  on  a  farm,  and  is  thor- 
oughly established  in  the  business,  having  been  a 
professional  trainer  and  educator  for  ten  years,  and 
has  been  giving  public  instruction  and  education   in 


TESTIMONY.  207 

horsemanship  for  the  past  eight  3'ears.  There  is  noth- 
ing mysterious  nor  occult,  nor  anything  cruel  in  the 
Professors  educational  methods.  His  tools  or  appli- 
ances consist  wholly  of  straps  or  ropes,  which  are  so 
adjusted  as  to  give,  when  needed,  complete  control  and 
mastery  over  the  horse,  and  yet  not  injure  him.  Prof. 
Beery  is  noticeably  kind  and  considerate  in  his  treat- 
ment of  all  the  horses  placed  in  his  care.  He  states 
that  to  subdue  or  '^break"^  a  refractory  or  vicious  horse, 
young  or  old,  is  simply  to  educate  it.  The  first  step 
is  to  allay  its  fears,  to  teach  it  that  you  mean  it  no 
harm,  and  then  to  convince  it  that  you  are  master, 
and  that  correction,  not  brutal  or  passionate,  will 
quickly  follow  disobedience  or  willfulness. 

The  Professor  has  published  a  handsomely  printed 
and  bound  book,  illustrated  from  life,  giving  full  and 
explicit  instructions  in  the  application  of  his  educa- 
tional system  in  horsemanship.  The  book  has  had 
quite  a  large  sale  in  this  city,  and  practical  horsemen 
say  it  is  the  very  simplest  and  best  work  of  its  kind 
they  ever  met  with.  Its  system  is  natural  and  practi- 
cal, such  as  appeals  to  reason  and  judgment,  and  is 
sure  of  producing  satisfactory  and  permanent  results 
in  teaching  a  horse  correct  habits.  The  S3^stem  is 
purely  and  wholly  educational — the  application  of 
kindness,  patience  and  firmness  in  training  a  horse 
in  "^the  way  he  should  go.'' 

Tuesday  evening  he  began  with  the  Pullman  kick- 
ing pon3%  which  has  an  ugly  record  as  a  kicker.  In  a 
remarkably  short  period  of  time,  by  treating  the  pony 


208  TESTIMONY. 

kindly,  and  convincing  it  that  when  it  kicked"  it  only 
hurt  itself,  through  the  adjustment  of  the  anti-kicking 
strap,  the  Professor  had  broken  the  pony  of  its  pro- 
pensity to  kick,  and  had  made  a  docile,  tractable 
animal  of  it. 

He  gave  a  breaking-in  lesson  with  the  Kirkham 
sorrel  colt,  and  in  five  minutes  taught  this  utterly 
green  pony  to  follow  him  about,  without  any  kind  of 
bridle,  halter  or  harness.  The  Professor  keeps  reiter- 
ating to  his  pupils  that  the  horse's  nose  is-liis  fingers, 
and  that  to  allay  his  fears  or  suspicions  of  any  article, 
let-  him  rub  his  nose  against  it.  Also  to  caress  a  horse 
by  patting  him  on  the  shoulder,  not  by  stroking  his 
nose;  and  tliat  the  trainer,  or  educator,  should  be  easy 
and  gentle  in  his  movements  about  the  horse's  head, 
so  as  not  to  arouse  his  fears  and  resistance. 

Wednesday  evening  the  Professor  gave  the  Kirk- 
ham colt  a  second  lesson,  teaching  him  the  true  mean- 
ing of  "whoa,*'  the  most  abused  and  misused  word 
applied  to  horses.  "Whoa!''  or  "ho,"  means  to  stop 
forward  motion,  to  come  to  a  stand-still  when  in  action, 
and  should  never  be  used  for  any  other  purpose. 

Thursday  evening  the  Pullman  kicker  was  given 
its  second  lesson  and  was  driven  around  the  tent, 
hitched  to  a  sulky,  with  tin  cans  tied  to  his  tail. 

Dr.  J.  C.  Oldham's  mare,  which  shies  at  pieces  of 
paper  and  other  objects  on  the  streets,  and  which  is 
mortally  afraid  of  electric  street  cars,  was  given  a 
valuable  lesson.  She  was  finally  covered  ^dth  papers 
thrown  all  over  her,  and  flaunted  in  her  face,  without 


TESTIMONr.  209 

frightening  her  in  the  least.  Next  day  the  Professor 
and  Dr.  Oldham  gave  her  a  lesson  in  regard  to  electric 
street  cars^  and  taught  her  that  they  would  not  harm 
her. 

Thursday  evening  the  Kirkliam  colt  was  given  a 
third  lesson,  and  was  as  docile  and  gentle  in  harness 
as  any  old,  staid,  family  horse. 

Joe  O'Brien's  famous  white  lialter  puller  was  given 
a  lesson  that  gave  excellent  results.  This  ^'critter'^ 
is  full  of  other  tricks  and  vices,  but  the  Profgssor 
educated  her  to  better  sense  and  better  habits. 

The  star  of  the  evening  was  the  Hanford  ^lexicnn 
roan  pon}-,  a  regular  beauty,  but  perfectly  valueless 
by  reason  of  incurable  balking.  All  the  local  horse- 
men and  equine  experts  have  exhausted  all  expedients 
to  cure  the  pony  of  11  lis  vice  without  attaining  any 
degree  of  success.  After  two  hours  hard  work  Prof. 
Beery  drove  it  around  the  ring  repeatedly,  but  he  con- 
fessed it  was  the  toughest  subject  in  his  experience. 

Michael  Stoll's  horse  shied  and  scared  at  umbrellas 
and  baby  buggies,  but  the  Professor  cured  it  of  this 
vice  in  one  lesson.  You  could  decorate  him  with 
umbrellas,  open  and  shut  a  dozen  of  them  in  front  of 
him,  and  wheel  baby  buggies  all  over  him,  without 
tlie  least  bit  of  a  shy  or  scare. 

The  Planford  roan  pony  was  given  his  second  les- 
son, and  was  hitched  and  driven  with  perfect  ease,, 
showing  no  signs  of  balking.  All  the  horsemen  in 
Springfield  say  that  this  cure  by  the  Professor  is  a  mas- 
ter-piece, and  is  one  of  the  greatest  achievements  in 
horsemanship  ever  displayed  in  this  city. 


210  TESTIMONY. 

The  Professor  then  gave  an  exhihit  with  his  own 
trained  and  educated  horse,  driving  it  without  bridle 
or  reins,  and  giving  no  command  save  with  a  motion 
of  the  whip — not  touching  or  speaking  to  the  horse. 
The  horse  promptly  and  gracefully  obe5'ed  every  sort 
of  command. 

F.  P.  Whitehead,  the  livery-man,  undertook  to 
drive  the  Professor's  horse,  but  commands,  yells,  slaps, 
pulling  and  pushing  couldn't  start  him.  Mr.  "\^^lite- 
head  retired  from  the  ring  amid  roars  of  laughter. 

So  successful  and  satisfactory  were  Prof.  Beery's 
instructions  last  week,  that  the  class  has  prevailed 
upon  him  to  return  this  week  and  give  two  more  public 
lessons,  or  exhibits,  Tuesday  and  Wednesday  evenings, 
August  11th  and  12th.  A  noticeable  and  pleasant 
feature  of  these  exhibits  is  the  large  and  animated 
attendance  of  the  ladies.  The  Professor  is  a  gentle- 
man in  his  speech  and  actions,  and  possesses  an  enjoy- 
able vein  of  wit  and  humor  in  his  class  instructions. 
His  exhibits  this  week  will  be  attended  by  crowds. 


Daily  j^ews,  Hamilton,  Ohio. 

WONDERFUL.  EXHIBITION   OP  HORSE   TAMING. 

Prof.  Jesse  Beery,  the  horse  trainer,  gave  a  very 
fine  exhibition  of  the  superiority  of  intellect  and  com- 
mon sense  over  brute  instinct  and  intelligence  last 
night.  The  first  horse  brought  in,  was  a  wild  young 
colt  belonging  to  Adam  Rentschler,  which  had  never 


TESTIMONY.  211 

had  a  bridle  or  bit  in  its  mouth.  In  a  very  <hort  time 
the  Professor  had  it  under  perfect  control,  bridled  and 
bitted,  and  docile  as  a  lamb.  He  next  turned  his  at- 
tention to  a  halter  puller  of  Everson's,  which  he  broke 
in  completely.  His  handling  of  Billy  Schwab's  shyer 
and  Billy  Schramm's  runaway  was  remarkable.  When 
he  got  through  with  these  horses,  waving  tlag8,  hoisted 
umbrellas,  jingling  sleigh  bells,  flying  newspapers, 
the  crack  and  smoke  of  pistols,  were  alike  powerless 
to  arouse  in  the  animals  more  than  a  mild  and  good 
natured  courageous  curiosity.  The  Professor's  only 
devices  are  a  few  straps,  pads  and  the  reins,  employed 
at  first  to  govern  the  horse. 


Daily  Times,  Muncie,  Ind. 

WELL   TRAINED. 

Prof.  Jesse  Beery,  the  horse  trainer,  has  one  of 
th6  best  trained  pieces  of  horse  flesh  that  has  been 
shown  in  this  city  for  some  time.  The  horse  is  a  bay, 
of  medium  size,  and  is  driven  by  the  Professor  without 
lines. 


Marion  Chronicle,    August  2,  1892. 

BEERY' S  HORSB  SHOW.— MORE  WAYS  THAN  ONE  OF 
SUBDUING  OUR  EQUINE  FRIENDS. 

An  entertainment  that  is  at  once  instriactive  and 

14 


212  TESTlxMONV. 

amusing,  is  given  nightly  at  the  tent  of  Prof.  Beery,  the 
liorse  trainer,  on  West  Second  street.  Last  evening 
the  enclosure  was  well  filled  by  the  crowd  of  horse 
lovers,  including  a  number  of  ladies  and  children,  who 
were  especially  well  pleased  with  the  exhibition.  Prof. 
Beer}^  began  his  work  at  8  p.  m.,  giving  a  three  year 
old  colt  its  second  lesson.  The  animal  is  a  thorough 
bred,  owned  by  Simon  Koontz,  and  is  possessed  of 
great  spirit  and  intelligence.  La.st  evening  he  was 
taught  to  mind  the  bit,  to  keed  the  commands.  Get 
up,  and  Whoa,  was  made  to  have  perfect  confidence 
in  his  master,  and  passed  out  of  the  ring  a  fairly  well 
trained  animal  as  far  as  he  had  been  taken.  The 
Professor's  method  of  procedure  appeals  at  once  to  the 
intelligence  of  the  animal.  He  is  given  a  command, 
and  this  command  is  immediately  followed  by  one  or 
two  actions  which  convey  instantly  the  idea  of  what  is 
expected.  A:>  ordinarily  intelligent  horse,  taken  at 
the  beginning  and  trained  patiently  by  this  system, 
will  form  in  his  youth  habits  of  obedience  which  will 
stay  with  him,  as  he  will  on  the  other  hand,  acquire 
vicious  habits,  through  careless  or  misdirected  train- 
ing. Trainer  Beery  makes  the  lesson  interesting  and 
his  methods  plain  in  talks  as  he  proceeds  with  the 
training  school,  and  the  scholars  feel  themselves  amply 
repaid  by  the  timely  hints  and  suggestions  given  in 
the  course  of  the  evening.  After  the  colt  had  been. put 
through  liis  course,  and  had  demonstrated  the  almost 
human  reasoning  powers  possessed  by  the  horse  when 
approached  in  a  common  sense  manner,  the  Professor 


TESTIMONY.  2Vd 

announced  as  the  next  subject  a  bucking  broncho,  just 
taken  from  a  herd  of  Texas  ponies  which  are  in  pasture 
near  our  city.  The  animal,  a  small  and  well  formed 
bay,  was  brought  in  and  very  cautiously  handled  by 
the  assistants  while  putting  the  harness  and  safety 
ropes  in  position,  as  he  had  a  reputation  as  a  kicker, 
and  had,  but  a  few  days  since,  seriously  injured  his 
e.wner.  The  pony  showed  his  vicious  qualities  at  the 
outset  by  throwing  himself  on  his  head  and  prancing 
over  the  ring  on  his  hind  feet.  He  seemed  surprised 
when  he  failed  to  light  upon  his  feet,  which  were  jerked 
from  under  him  in  a  summary  manner,  and  he  finally 
realized  that  he  had  a  hard  fight  coming,  and  buckled 
to  it  with  regular  western  pony  stubbornness  and  grit. 
The  way  he  kicked  and  bucked,  would  have  put  to 
shame  a  small  earthquake,  and  he  seemed  to  snort 
fire  as  he  met  with  each  successive  defeat.  The  sport 
of  the  evening  came  when  a  number  of  clatt^-ring  tin 
pans  were  fastened  to  his  tail,  and  the  air  was  full  of 
sawdust  and  horse  shoes  for  a  few  minutes,  until  he 
was  finally  subdued.  The  work  began  to  tell  on  him, 
and  he  finally  gave  up  the  fight,  after  showing  all  the 
viciousness  of  which  he  is  ^master.  Mr.  Beery  showed 
conclusively  in  his  handling  of  this  animal  last  even- 
ing, that  the  Texan  is  no  worse  than  the  ordinary 
native  bred  horse,  and  that  his  early  training  leads  to 
the  wrong  ends.  He  succeeded  in  preparing  this  kick- 
er for  a  new  beginning.  The  pony  is  now  where  the 
youngest  colt  would  be  before  the  confidence  lesson 
is  given,  and  will  bo  treated  as  a  beginner.    After  this 


214  TESTIMONY. 

'Hbroncho  eruption*'  had  been  subdued  in  part,  the 
trained  horse,'  Charlie,  was  shown  to  the  audience, 
driven  by  signals  of  the  whip,  and  put  through  his 
paces.  The  audience  was  dismissed  with  a  promise 
of  something  new  and  exciting  to-night. 


]  Eeporter,  Logansport,  Ind. 

WITHOUT    BRIDLE    OR    LINES. 

Prof.  Beery  drove  up  on  the  side  walk  in  front  of 
the  Reporter  office  last  evening  and  invited  the  editor 
to  take  a  ride  behind  his  trained  horse  Charley.  The 
horse  had  no  bridle  and  the  driver  had  no  lines,  but  the 
writer  having  witnessed  the  Professor's  skill,  concluded 
that  the  ride  would  be  safer  than  behind  many  a  well 
harnessed  steed.  So  away  the  unbridled  horse  sped, 
griided  only  by  the  whip  in  the  driver's  hand.  Sud- 
denly on  Fourth  street  the  Professor  kindl}^  warned  the 
editor  to  hold  his  hat  on.  Then  he  held  the  whip 
horizontal,  gave  a  yell,  and  then  just  touched  Charley 
with  it  and  away  he  flew.  Eiding  behind  a  horse  with- 
out a  bridle  going  at  1 :44,  is  about  as  sensational  as 
going  through  a  shacklv  railroad  bridge  on  a  lightning 
express  running  seventy-five  miles  an  hour.  AVhen  the 
Professor  held  up  the  whip,  Charley  put  dowTi  his  four 
good  strong  hoofs  and  slid  about  five  feet,  stopping 
quicker  than  any  horse  could  be  pulled  down  by  reins. 
And  he  only  stopped  because  he  was  trained  to.  There 
was  no  compulsion  about  the  matter. 


TESTIMONY.  215 

A   THRILLING    EXHIBITION   GIVEN    BY    PROF.    JESSE 
BEERY,    THE    HORSE    TRAINER. 

The  tent  of  Prof.  Jesse  Beery,  the  noted  horse 
educator,  at  the  corner  of  Market  and  Second  streets, 
was  crowded  last  night  to  witness  the  performance. 
It  proved  to  be  the  most  thrilling  of  any  entertainment 
given  here  in  a  long  time  and  kept  the  audience  in 
breathless  suspense.  All  of  his  work  was  highly  satis- 
factory and  elicited  the  heartiest  commendation.  He 
dealt  with  an  old  and  vicious  kicker,  an  unreliable 
and  treacherous  high-bred  two  year  old,  and  broke  a 
colt,  all  with  unvarying  success  and  in  an  incredibly 
short  time.  Yesterday  afternoon  he  cured  a  horse 
belonging  to  Dr.  J.  B.  Shultz  It  had  a  bad  habit  of 
scaringat  the  cars.  To-night  he  will  manage  one  of  the 
Logan  Brewing  Co.^s  horses  that  is  hard  to  collar; 
James  Foley's  horse  that  is  afraid  of  paper;  David 
Eckhard's  kicker,  and  Hartell's  colt. 


The  following  is  from  a  worker  in  the  Humane 
Society,  Lafayette,  Ind : 

HUMANE   TAMING   AND   TRAINING   OF   HORSES. 

Editor  Courier: — May  I  be  indulged  with  a  small 
space  in  your  widely  read  paper,  to  reach  the  many 
persons  who  sadly  need  enlightenment  on  the  proper 
handling  of  that  most  valuable  and  intelligent  animal, 
the  horse,  that  I  may  appeal  to  them  to  take  advan- 
tage of  the  opportunity  now  offered  by  the  gentleman 


216  TESTIMONY. 

of  undoubted  accomplishments  in  horse  taming  and 
training,  that  is  just  now  giving  a  series  of  lessons  and 
entertainments  combined,  on  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  grounds  in 
our  city. 

His  performances  are  truly  wonderful,  and  all  tne 
while  most  gratifying  to  advocates  of  the  humane 
societies,  and  all  lovers  of  mercy  and  wise  manage- 
ment in  handling  animals.  It  was  highly  gratifying  to 
the  winter  to  hear  the  gentleman  say  that  if  an  animal 
proved  intractable  to  all  humane  treatment,  and  noth- 
ing short  of  abuse  would  subdue  him,  he  would  advise 
the  owner  to  humanely  dispatch  him.  It  was  a  signif- 
icant fact  that  no  over  head  check  rein  was  used  in 
any  of  the  various  contrivances  and  ingenious  trap- 
pings applied  in  the  handling  of  perfect^  untutored 
and  untamed  colts.  The  entire  principle  evinces  a 
superior  understanding  of  the  horse  character;  lead- 
ing scoffers  as  to  a  horse's  intelligence  into  a  higher 
field  of  knowledge,  and  making  them  realize  how  un- 
appreciative  they  have  hitherto  been  of  one  of  God's 
greatest  creations,  greatest  blessings  to  man.  When  I 
recall  some  of  the  speeches  which  have  been  addressed 
to  me  during  the  years  in  which  I  have  made  some 
effort  to  intercede  in  behalf  of  mismanaged  dumb  brutes 
I  realize  fully  the  great  need  of  the  dissemination  of 
Just  such  knowledge  as  Prof.  Beery  is  endeavoring  to 
instil  into  the  minds  of  his  hearers.  It  may  sound 
strange,  my  lady  friends,  but  I  do  not  think  there  was 
a  person  in  this  gentleman's  audience  more  interested, 
more  absorbed  in  his  talk  and  performance  than  my- 


TESTIMONY.  '2\7 

self,  of  whicli  I  am  sincerely  proud.  The  horse  and  his 
capabilities  are  worthy  of  the  time  and  attention  of  the 
best  minds  and  high  souls,  and  no  dullard  is  ever  going 
to  develop  all  that  is  in  him.  Go  to  these  performances 
and  become  enlightened  on  an  important  subject. 
EVELYN  McCORMICTv, 

Lafayette,  Ind. 


Morning  Journal.  ■ 

PROP.    BEERY'S   SUPERB    HORSEMANSHIP. 

Prof.  Beery's  training  tent  in  the  rear  of  the  Y. 
M.  C.  A.  building,  was  crowded  to  its  capacity  again  last 
night.  There  were  several  very  satisfactory  experiments 
and  the  onlookers  were  highly  entertained.  The  con- 
cluding exhibition  was  the  subjugation  of  a  vicious 
mustang  belonging  to^he  Citizen^s  natural  gas  company, 
and  the  result  fully  justifies  his  claim  to  subdue  the 
most  vicious  animal  without  resorting  to  severe  punish- 
ment. For  this  evening  he  will  have  a  number  of  in- 
teresting "subjects,^^  including  the  famous  colt  belong- 
ing to  Mr.  James  M.  Reynolds,  an  animal  that  defied  all 
attempts  at  pacification  until  he  was  placed  in  charge  of 
this  trainer.  The  exhibitions  are  interesting  and  will 
well  repay  attendance. 


21^  Tt.-TL>tONY. 

Evening  Call. 

PROF.    BEERY'S   WORK. 

Professor  Beery  gave  an  excellent  exhibition  of 
his  power  as  a  horse  trainer  last  evening,  and  the  tent 
could  ]iot  hold  any  more  interested  spectators,  a  num- 
ber of  ladies  watching  the  performance  with  mingled 
feelings  of  fear  and  pleasure.  A  shying  horse  belong- 
ing to  Eev.  P.  J.  Eoche  was  broken  of  the  habit  so 
thoroughly  that  he  can  now  be  driven  without  any 
trouble.  Before  the  lesson  he  shied  at  nearly  every 
strange  object.  A  pony  belonging  to  Sam  Murdock 
that  had  developed  a  penchant  for  heroic  kicking  re- 
ceived a  lesson,  and  marched  around  the  tent  with  a 
string  of  tin  cans  attached  to  his  tail  without  lifting 
a  hoof.  He  can  now  be  driven  with  perfect  safety  to 
the  veliicle.  A  halter  puller  was  given  a  lesson  and  hag 
reformed.  A  colt  was  given  the  third  and  final  lesson 
and  is  now  completely  educated  and  ready  to  enter  a 
useful  career.  The  exhibition  was  wonderful  in  many 
wavs  and  was  well  worth  seeinof. 


Crawfordsville  Xews. 

ALL  KINDS  OF  HORSES  SUBMIT  TO  THE  WILL  05^  PROF. 
BEERY. 

The  tent  in  which  Prof.  Beery  gave  his  exhibition 
was  comfortably  filled  la^t  night.  The  audience  had 
come  to  witness  the  subjugation  of  several  of  the  mean- 


TESTIMONY.  210 

est  kind  of  lioi-ses,  and  in  this  they  were  not  disap- 
pointed-.. A  halter  puller  of  the  worst  kind  was  taught 
a  lesson  that  he  will  not  soon  forget.  After  the  test 
the  horse  woukl  stand  up  to  the  post  like  any  sensible 
horse.  A  kicker  lost  his  fondness  for  kicking.  In  fact 
Prof.  Beery  showed  to  the  satisfaction  of  all  present 
that  he  was  a  horseman  of  no  little  abilityj  and  that 
horses  with  any  degree  of  meanness  could  be  conquered 
by  him.  To-night  he  will  handle  the  meanest  mustang 
pony  in  the  town.  A  standing  reward  of  five  dollajs 
is  offered  to  any  man  who  will  go  in  a  box  stall  with 
him.  Besides  these  there  will  be  several  other  horses 
taken  through  a  course  of  sensible  training. 


While  at  Lafayette^  Ind.^  I  ran  across  one  of  the 
most  vicious  brutes  that  I  ever  came  in  contact  with. 
it  was  a  finely  built  five  year  old  gelding,  belonging  to 
Mr.  Jas.  M.  Reynolds,  a  wealthy  citizen  of  Lafayette. 

Before  closing  my  exhibition  the  first  night  I  an- 
nounced that  if  anybody  had  any  vicious  horses  they 
could  bring  them,  the  next  evening.  Mr.  Reynolds 
stated  that  he  had  a  vicious  colt  that  he  would  like  for 
me  to  subdue,  but  the  colt  was  on  his  farm  six  miles 
from  town,  and  that  no  one  could  approach  him  on 
account  of  his  viciousness.  Tor  that  reason  he  could 
not  have  him  there.  He  stated  further  that  if  I  would 
go  after  him  he  would  employ  all  the  help  I  would  need 
and  pay  me  well  for  doing  so. 

When  I  arrived  at  the  farm  I  was  surprised  to  find 


^220  TESllMONY. 

such  an  extraordinary  vicious  animal.  He  was  tied 
with  a  very  heavy  rope  in  a  box  stall  ;had  not  been  out 
of  that  stall  for  about  a  year. 

Not  finding  a  suitable  enclosure  to  give  him  the 
''bluff  act/'  and  teach  him  that  I  was  his  superior,  I 
had  to  resort  to  the  following  plan :    I  took  a  long  strap, 
made  a  stationary  loop  around  his  neck  and  a  half 
hitch  around  the  loAver  jaw.    I  did  this  while  in  the  high 
manger,  and  that  too  at  great  risk.     I  then  took  the 
end  of  the  strap  on  the  outside  of  the  stable,  when  he 
came  at  me  on  his  hind  feet,  striking;  but  when  he  came 
within  four  or  five  feet  of  me  I  discharged  a  blank 
cartridge  from  a  thirty-eight  caliber  revolver.     The 
desperate  brute  was  taken  by  such  surprise  that  he 
jumped  about  five  feet  high,  and  nearly  fell  down.     I 
had  a  helper  stir  him  once  more;  when  I  discharged 
another  cartridge  in  front  of  him,  when  he  showed 
8ome  signs  of  having  enough  of  trying  to  jump  on  me. 
After  one  or  two  more  shots  he  had  no  inclination  to 
run  after  me.     Although  he  could  not  be  approached 
yet,  he  was  safe  to  lead  into  town,  where  we  turned 
him  loose  in  the  tent  ready  for  his  thorough  subjection, 
where  he  proved  to  be  a  test  case.     I  commenced  on  him 
at   eight  o'clock  and  worked  on  him  until  after  nine,  but 
did  not  reach  unconditional  submission.     Knowing  it 
vv-ould  be  best  for  the  horse  to  rest  before  another  les- 
son, I  suggested  finishing  the  work  privately  the  next 
day,  all  members  of  the  class  having  the  privilege  of 
witnessing  the  performance.     The  following  day  we 
began  on  him  again,  when  his  resistance  became  so 


TESTIMONY.  2'2X 

desperately  obstinate  that  he  would  stand  and  kick  at 
his  tail.  No  method  of  subjection  was  equal  to  the 
emergency,  excej^t  extreme  pressure  on  the  spinal  cord 
(which  you  will  find  explained  elsewhere  in  this  book.) 
I  removed  the  roll  for  a  short  time,  then  applied  it  once 
more,  when  he  showed  unconditional  surrender.  The 
next  day  he  was  curried  in  his  stall  without  a  string  or 
strap  on  him. 

There  are  numerous  other  ^'Xoted  Cases"  that  I 
would  like  to  call  your  attention  to,  but  space  will  not 
permit  at  this  time. 

While  this  book  is  not  a  large  one,  it  contains 
more  information  on  training  horses  than  almost  any 
other  book  published  on  the  subject.  There  are  other 
larger  books  that  are  said  to  be  horse  training  books, 
yet  are  largely  made  up  with  Veterinary  departments 
and  other  reading  matter  that  does  not  pertain  to  the 
education  of  the  horse  at  all.  I  am  often  asked  why 
1  don't  study  Veterinary  Surgery  in  connection  with 
horse  training.  My  answer  is  simply  this :  I  have  al- 
ready undertaken  all  that  is  possible  for  one  man  to 
master.  "Horse  training'^  and  "horse  doctoring'^  are 
two  different  professions,  and  are  as  far  apart  as  farm- 
ing and  practicing  law.  And  in  my  estimation  it  is 
impossible  for  any  one  man  to  thoroughly  master  two 
professions.  He  will  invariably  make  one  secondary  to 
the  other,  and  in  most  cases  he  will  make  a  complete 
failure  of  both.  It  has  been  my  full  desire  and  aim  to 
thoroughly  master  the  art  of  controlling  and  educating- 
horses;  consequently  I  have  dropped  every  thing  else. 


22 1'  TESTIMONY. 

I  have  devoted  and  always  intend  to  devote  my  whole 
time  to  the  profession  of  horse  training.  Therefore 
those  who  read  this  little  book  will  not  need  to  expect 
anything  but  solid ^  practical  information  pertaining  to 
the  disposition,  the  vices  and  education  of  the  horse. 

When  it  is  engaged  in  with  the  sense  of  respon- 
•sibility,  care  and  skill  which  it  demands,  it  is  in  reality 
worthy  of  being  ranked  among  the  most  important, 
interesting  and  elevating  of  the  professions. 

Any  special  information  desired  on  the  manage- 
ment of  the  horse,  can  be  obtained  through  my  address. 
Pleasant  Hill,  Ohio. 

Your  Obedient  Servant, 

JESSE  BEERY. 


ADDITIONAL    PRESS    NOTICES. 

Since  the  foregoing  was  in  type  complimentary 
press  notices  have  been  sent  to  me  in  gTeat  numbers, 
a  few  of  which  are  presented,  as  coming  from  different 
localities. 

From  Illinois. 

HORSE    TRAINER    CLASS.— 100    MEMBERS    IN    DECATUR— 

EXHIBITIONS   NIGHTLY  IN  THE  TENT   ON   SOUTH 

WATER    STREET. 

Prof.  Jesse  Beer\',  the  famous  trainer  of  the  most 
fractious  horses  which  can  be  found,  is  now  giving  ex- 
hibitions every  evening  in  the  big  tent  at  the  comer 
of  South  Water  and  Jefferson  streets.     He  has  a  class 


TKgTIMONV,  Zl*.> 

of  100  members.  x\ll  were  present  last  night  when^ 
through  the  manager,  Mr.  Coft'een,  Prof.  Beery  was  for- 
mally introduced.  The  Professor  with  wonderful  pow- 
er handled  kickers,  balkers  and  runaway  horses,  demon- 
strating that  his  methods  ar.e  well  worth  adoption. 
His  system  of  colt  training  was  an  eye-opener  to  horse- 
men present  who  had  thought  they  knew  it  all.  The 
lecture  by  the  Profcvssor  on  how  to  handle  horses  should 
be  heard  by  everybody  who  owns  or  controls  a  horse. 

The  class  is  quite  enthusiastic  over  the  opportu- 
nity afforded  it  to  gain  useful  knowledge.  They  want 
their  friends  jto  visit  the  tent,  and  by  permission  of  the 
Professor  all  who  call  tonight  or  any  evening  during 
the  engagement  will  be  admitted.  Don't  fail  to  seie 
Prof.  Beery.    He  is  the  king  of  trainers. 


<j  From  Bloomingtou,   Illinois. 

SCHOOL   OF   HORSEMANSHIP. 

H.  T.  C.  Coffeen,  the  advance  agent  and  press  man- 
ager of  Prof.  Jesse  Beery,  the  unrivaled  horse  trainer, 
lias  already  secured  a  class  of  more  than  fifty  in  the 
city,  who  will  begin  a  course  of  instruction  under  the 
Professor  next  Tuesday  evening.  As  an  evidence  of 
\y]\i\t  is  being  done  by  Prof.  Beery  elsewliere  we  take 
our  excerpt  from  a  letter  of  recommendation  signed 
]>v  a  large  number  of  the  bo-t  citizens  of  Blooniing- 
Lon,  111.    It  reads  as  follovrs: 

"AVc  are  hii2-blv  pleased  and  Derlectlv  satisfied  with 

O  V  1  J. 


224  TESTIMONY. 

our  mstruction  and  with  the  Professor  as  a  teacher. 
He  has  in  every  instance  accomplished  completely 
everything  he  has  attempted,  thoroughly  subduing  and 
teaching  the  horse  better  habits  than  previously  possess- 
ed of.  The  Professor  has  in  every  way,  while  here^ 
conducted  himself  as  a  gentleman  worthy  of  our  con- 
fidence in  him  in  his  chosen  profession.  This  testi- 
monial is  given  unsolicited  and  unknown  to  the  Pro- 
ic  ssor.'' 


From  Springfield,  Illinois. 

BEERY  AND  HIS  COLTS.— AN  INTERESTING  SCHOOL  FOR 
HORSES— LAST    NIGHT" S    PERFORMANCE. 

In  the  vacant  lot  just  east  of  the  city  hall  there 
stands  a  tent.  It  belongs  to  Prof.  Jesse  Beery,  who  is 
giving  instructions  in  horse  training.  Last  evening 
the  tent  was  well  filled  with  both  ladies  and  gentle- 
men, who  took  great  interest  in  the  work  with  the 
young  colts. 

The  first  animal  was  a  2 -year-old  belonging  to  John 
Lauck.  The  colt  had  never  been  harnessed,  or  even 
bridled,  but  it  was  not  long  before  Beery  had  it  under 
complete  control.  George  Hofferkamp's  3-year-old  was 
the  next  one,  and  a-s  it  is  part  broncho  and  part  some- 
thing else,  and  has  a  penchant  for  kicking,  the  audience 
looked  for  some  sport,  and  they  were  not  disappointed. 


TESTIMONY.  2^.> 

From  Fort  Wayne,  Indiana. 

HORSE    TRAINING    AND    TAMING-PROF.    BEERY    DE- 
LIGHTS  A   LARGE    AUDIENCE   WITH   HIS    EXHIBI- 
TION   LAST    EVENING. 

Every  seat  beneath  the  large  canopy  was  crowded 
with  ladies  and  gentlemen  last  evening  to  witness  the 
exhibition  of  Prof.  Beery's  system  of  colt  training  and 
horse  taming,  and  so  larsre  was  the  attendance  that 
many  were  forced  to  stand  thronghout  the  evening. 

The  first  subject  introduced  was  a  highly  bred  filly, 
the  property  of  Prof.  L.  A.  Worch.  This  animal  proved 
to  be  an.  apt  pupil,  and  very  promptly  responded  to 
all  the  professors  requirements. 

The  second  subject  was  a  most  vicious  and  intract- 
able 4-year-old  colt,  the  property  of  Mr.  M.  W.  Fitch. 
A  struggle,  lasting  dver  an  hour,  resulted  in  the  subju- 
gation of  the  headstrong  animal,  which  evinced  a  de- 
termination to  give  up  the  battle  for  supremacy. 


From  Jackson,  Michigan, 

HORSE     FLESH     SUBDUED.— PROF.     BEERY     CONQUERS 
THE    EQUINE    VS'ITHOUT    MALTREATMENT. 

Prof.  IJeery  worked  and  lectured  before  a  good 
audience  at  the  tent  on  North  Jackson  street  last  even- 
ing. The  first  to  interest  the  lover  of  the  horse  was  the 
subduing  of  a  vicious  3-year-old  colt  which  nearly  kill- 
ed a  man  at  the  farai  near  ^Michigan  Center.       The 


226  TESTIMONY. 

method  taught  proved  successful,  and  the  colt  at  last 
was  as  gentle  as  a  kitten.  An  ugly  horse  which  for 
years  has  objected  to  being  haltered  and  harnessed 
was  next  shoved  through  the  process  of  obedience,  and 
the  entertainment  concluded  with  an  exhibition  by  the 
Professor's   trained   horse. 


From  Logansport,  Indiana. 

KICKER    FROM    KICKERVILLE.— VICIOUS    HORSE    FINE- 
LY  HANDLED   BY   PROF.   JESSE   BEERY. 

Prof  Beer}^,  the  horse  trainer  began  his  school  here 
last  night.  His  first  lesson  demonstrates  that  he  is  an 
adept — a  master  of  his  business.  Firmness,  followed  by 
kindness,  is  his  manner  of  handling  the  colt  or  vicious 
horse.  He  had  two  subjects  last  evening  which  fine- 
h"  illustrated  his  skill.  One  was  a  two-year-old  colt, 
owned  l)y  Agent  Newell,  of  the  Wabash,  which  had  nev- 
er been  handled  before;  the  other,  a  splendid  looking 
mare,  owned  by  Dr.  Lybrook,  of  Young  America,  whicli 
was  known  as  a  '•'kicker  from  Kickerville."'  The  kicker 
had  conquered  all  the  horse  talent  from  Deer  Creek  and 
had  been  turned  out  to  grass  by  the  well  known  phy- 
sician as  a  useless  and  vicious  piece  of  horseflesh.  A 
half  hour  under  the  Professor's  management  and  he 
had  the  animal  under  complete  control.  The  Professor 
impressed  all  who  witnessed  his  performance  as  being 
a  trainer  of  superior  merit  and  he  will  doubtless  have 
a  bis:  run  of  business  rlurins^  his  sta.v  here.     This  is^hie 


TESTIMONY.  ,  227 

second  appearnnce  in  Logansport. — Logansport  Report- 
er. 


From  Springfield^  Ohio. 

The  average  person  would  not  tliink  that  the 
breaking  of  colts  and  training  of  horses  would  prove  a 
popular  entertainment.  Yet  Prof.  Jesse  Beery,  of 
Pleasant  Hill,  0.,  during  his  two  week's  stay  in  this 
city  practically  and  potently  demonstrated  that  not 
only  professional  horsemen,  hut  all  intelligent  owners 
arid  lovers  of  horses  are  deeply  interested  in  the  sub- 
ject of,  breaking,  training,  and  caring  for  horses,  and 
respond  quickly  and  liberally  -to  a  humane,  kindly, 
and  efficient  system  of  horsemanship. 

Prof.  Beery  organized  a  large  class,  including  men 
of  all  vocations,  to  whom  he  imparted  his  system  of 
horsemanship.  But  his  public  exhibitions  during  the 
past  tAvo  weeks  deeply  and  widely  aroused  popular  inter- 
est, and  his  tent  was  nightly  crowded  with  ladies,  gentle- 
men and  children,  all  intently  interested  in  the  Profes- 
sor's work.  He  first  conquers  his  horse  by  means  of  hu- 
mane and  harmless  appliances,  teaches  him  that  man  is 
the  master  and  that  disobedience  and  viciousness  will 
only  hurt  Jiim.  The  Professor's  appliances  are  so  con- 
structed that  when  the  horse  becomes  ugly  and  diso- 
bedient, he  pTfTiishes  himself.  Then  when  he  is  obe- 
dient he  is  caressed  and  treated  kindly;  when  he  is 
frightened,  he  is  taught  by  actual  contact  that  the  ob- 
ject or  noise  will  not  hurt  him. 

15 


^22S  TESTIMONT. 

Prof.  Beery  subdued  and  made  useful  horses  out  of 
a  number  of  vicious  colts  and  of  older  horses  with  ugly 
and  dangerous  habits.  He  redeemed  a  number  of  fine, 
valuable  horses,  rendered  almost  worthless  by  vicious 
habits,  by  breaking  them  of  their  habits.  The  people 
of  this  city  were  especially  prepared  for  Prof.  Beery's 
reformative  and  enlightening  system  of  horseman- 
ship by  reason  of  a  number  of  serious  and  several  fatal 
runaways.  His  work  was  heartily  appreciated  and  he 
left  a  host  of  friends  here  who  will  always  gladly  wel- 
come him  back  to  Springfield.  The  seed  sown  by  Prof. 
Beery's  system  of  horsemanship  will  bear  an  invaluable 
harvest  in  this  city  and  vicinity. — Springfield  Xews. 


From  Lancaster,  Ohio. 

1  'KB  A  CANNON  SHOT— WENT  THE  KELLER  HORSE 
OUT  OF  PROF.  BEERY'S  TENT— THE  UNTAMED  STEED 
MAKES  A  BOLT  FOR  LIBERTY,  AND  HAULS  UP  IN 
FRONT  OF  EYMAN'S  DRUG  STORE— A  LITTLE  FUN 
NOT  ON  THE  BILLS. 

The  large  audience  that  assembled  last  night  at.  the 
t«nt  of  Prof.  Beer}^,  the  horse  educator,  was  treated 
to  a  scene  not  on  the  bills,  but  which  redounded  to  the 
credit  of  the  horseman.  The  first  horse  brought  in  the 
ring  was  one  belonging  to  Mr.  Chris.  Keller,  the  gro- 
ceryman.  The  horse  is  noted  for  running  away  and 
smashi]ig  things  to  pieces  every  time  he  is  liitched  up, 
and  is  an  especially  bad  case.     Prof.  Beery  gave  the 


TESTIMONY.  22f 

das8  a  description  of  the  temperament  of  the  horse  as 
shown  by  the  shape  of  its  head,  and  said  that  before 
he  commenced  the  regular  work  he  would  show  the 
class  what  a  vicious  brute  this  horse  is.  He  put  on  his 
safety  rope  and  the  lines  and  drove  the  animal  a  few 
times  around  the  ring.  He  then  had  an  assistant  hang 
a  bunch  of  tin  pans  to  the  crupper,  for  the  purpose  of 
stirring  the  animal's  resistance.  When  he  started  the 
horse  it  didn't  do  a  thing  but  make  a  half-circle  around 
the  ring  and  bolt  for  the  door  of  the  tent,  which  was 
closed,  and  he  went  clear  through  it.  Just  as  he  went 
through  the  door  the  Professor  threw  him  down  and 
as  the  horse  regained  his  feet  he  was  thrown  again, 
landing  on  his  back.  In  the  fall  Prof.  Beery  was  en- 
tangled in  the  guy  ropes  of  his  tent,  and  as  the  horse 
came  to  his  feet  the  trainer  was  obliged  to  let  go,  and 
a  second  later  the  people  along  Broad  street  were  treat- 
ed to  the  sight  of  a  streak  of  horseflesh  going  by  ^vith 
two  strings  of  tin  pans  tied  to  his  tail,  and  every  jump 
the  horse  made  he  kicked  the  pans  up  in  the  neighbor- 
hood of  the  trolley  wire.  Prof.  Beery  followed  the  run- 
away, which  was  caught  in  front  of  E3Tiian's  drug 
store,  corner  Main  and  Columbus  streets.  No  damage 
was  done  outside  of  breaking  a  mail  box  at  the  cor- 
ner of  Mulberr}'  and  Broad  streets. 

When  the  audience  saw  the  horse  and  his  trainer 
shoot  out  of  the  tent  Jike  a  ball  out  of  a  cannon  the 
first  thought  was  that  the  performance  was  at  an  end, 
but  those  who  had  been  regular  attendants  and  knew 
s-vmething  of  the  indomitable  grit  of  Prof.  Beery,  knew 


230  TESTIMONY. 

that  if  the  horse  did  not  kill  himself  he  would  be 
brought  back  and  subdued.  Hence  the  people  remain- 
ed on  their  seats^  and  when  the  Professor  came  back 
with  the  tin  pans  and  in  a  grave  manner  announced 
that  the  "Keller  horse  will  be  subdued  tonight"  he 
was  cheered  to  the  echo.  In  a  few  minutes  the  horse 
was  brought  in  and  Prof.  Beery  put  him  through  a 
course  of  training  that  completely  subdued  him,  hitch- 
ing him  up  and  making  him  stand  still  while  pistols 
were  shot  over  him,  bells  and  tin  pans  pounded  around 
him  and  flags  and  paper  waved  over  him. 

Prof.  Beery  explained  that  this  was  the  first  acci- 
dent of  the  kind  that  had  befallen  him  in  his  nine  years 
of  work  with  vicious  horses,  and  that  he  was  only  too 
glad  that  no  one  was  hurt. 

On  account  of  sickness  of  serious  nature  in  his  fam- 
ily Prof.  Beery  is  obliged  to  start  for  home  tomorrow 
morning.  Tonight  will  be  his  last  exhibition  here  and 
six  horses  will  be  handled  before  the  audience.  People 
who"  own  horses  will  make  a  great  mistake  if  they  do  not 
purchase  one  of  the  books  he  offers  on  the  subject  of 
colt  training  and  horse  management.  Come  out  to- 
night and  see  his  exhibition. — Lancaster  Gazette. 


THE  LAST  PERFORMANCE.— PROF.  BEERY,  THE  HORSE 
BJDTTCATOR,  CALLED  HOME  BY  SICKNESS  IN  HIS 
FAMILY— PLENTY  OP  BUSINESg  FOR  TWO  WEEKS 
YET,  IF  HE  COULD  HAVE  REMAINED—  HONEST  AND 
STRAIGHT  IN  BUSINESS. 

Prof.  J.  Beery,  the  hor»e  educator,  who  has  been 


TESTIMONY.  231 

in  Lancaster  for  the  past  two  weeks,  has  been  called  to 
his  home  in  Pleasant  Hill,  Ohio,  by  sickness  in  his  fam- 
ily. He  left  this  morning  on  the  7  :ol  train.  He  has 
done  a  very  successful  business  here,  and  had  work 
enough  in  view  to  have  kept  him  busy  for  the  next  two 
weeks.  But  like  every  true  man,  the  comfort  and  care 
of  his  family  is  paramount  to  all  business  considerations 
with  Prof.  Beery,  and  so  last  night  he  closed  liis  work 
here.  When  the  audience  was  dismissed  many  of  our 
citizens  gathered  around  the  Professor  and  bade  him 
good-bye,  congratulating  him  on  his  excellent  work  and 
assuring  him  of  a  welcome  should  he  return  to  Lancas- 
ter. 

Prof.  Jesse  Beery,  while  not  a  native  of  this  coun- 
ty, is  the  next  thing  to  it.  His  father  was  born  and 
reared  near  Bremen,  this  county,  and  is  well  known  to 
the  older  citizens  of  that  community,  although  he  moved 
from  Bremen  to  Miami  county  several  years  ago.  Tkb 
was  Prof.  Beery's  first  visit  to  his  fathers  native  coun- 
ty and  it  has  been  one  of  great  credit  to  himself. 

Nearly  two  weeks  ago  he  came  to  this  city,  erected 
a  tent  on  the  corner  of  Broad  and  Allen  streets,  and  an- 
nounced that  he  would  teach  people  how  to  educate 
their  horses.  His  manner  of  advertising  was  unostenta- 
tious and  his  statements  won  him  the  attention  of 
horsemen.  He  drove  on  our  streets  a  beautiful  Ham- 
bletonian,  hitched  to  a  light  cart,  but  without  bridle 
or  lines,  controlled  entirely  by  the  motion  of  a  whip 
or  a  sound  of  the  voice. 


282  TESTIMONY. 

He  had  no  trouble  in  getting  a  large  class,  and  his 
success  in  handling  all  kinds  of  vicious  and  spoiled 
horses  is  well  known  to  the  readers  of  the  local'press. 

In  this  day  of  so  many  impostors  it  does  one  good 
to  be  able  to  notice  such  honest,  capable  work  as  Prof. 
Beery  has  given  our  people,  and  the  highest  compli- 
ment that  could  be  paid  him  was  the  hearty  manner 
in  which  the  members  of  his  class  thanked  him  for 
what  he  had  taught  them,  together  with  the  unani- 
mous verdict  of  the  spectators  as  they  agreed  ^1dth  each 
other  that  "that  man  is  all  right.*' 

One  of  the  features  of  Prof.  Beery's  exhibition 
which  received  the  commendation  of  all  who  have  been 
present  was  the  earnest  and  intelligent  work  of  the 
young  man  who  assisted  the  trainer.  This  }■  oung  man's 
name  is  Roj^  Coppock  and  his  home  is  Eichmond,  In- 
diana. This  is  his  first  season  with  Prof.  Beer}',  but 
he  has  the  natural  traits  of  a  horseman,  and  the  fearless 
way  in  which  he  took  hold  of  high-spirited  horses  and 
laid  them  down  won  the  admiration  of  the  ladies  and 
the  commendations  of  the  men. 

Prof.  Beery  will  be  welcome  when  he  comes  to 
Lancaster  again. — Lancaster  Gazette. 


Reference  having  frequently  been  made  to   this 
manual  on  Colt  Training,  I  gladly  give  space  to  one  or 
two  of  the  more  recent  commendations  it  has  drawn 
from  the   press   of   to-day. 
From  The  Spokesman,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  June,  1896. 

We  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  a  250-page  paper 


TESTIMONY.  23^ 

bound  book,  entitled  ''Jesse  Beery *s  Colt  Training," 
illustrating  and  describing  a  practical  system  of  colt 
training  and  the  best  methods  of  su])duing  wild  and 
vicious  horses.  Prof.  Beery  is  perhaps  to-day  the  best- 
known  trainer  and  educator  of  the  horse.  His  exper- 
ience is  unlimited,  having  educated  and  trained  some  of 
the  most  vicious  horses  before  large  and  appreciative  au- 
diences and  private  classes  for  instruction;  hence  he 
is  the  man  most  eminently  fitted  to  prepare  a  practical 
training  manual.  The  book  is  one  of  the  most  com- 
prehensive we  have  ever  seen,  and  we  have  reviewed 
man}^  of  a  similar  character  in  these  columns.  The 
theory  and  practice  of  training  are  comprehensively 
explained  and  illustrated.  Every  horse  owner  should 
make  a  study  of  the  plain,  common  sense  manner  in 
which  Prof.  Beery  takes  up  each  individual  subject  and 
disposes  of  it.  The  book  is  of  especial  value  to  owners 
of  horses  possessing  a  disposition  to  be  disagreeable  in 
any  manner  whatever.  The  reading  of  a  single  chap- 
ter may  result  in  increasing  the  value  of  a  horse  one 
hundred  per  cent.  The  price  of  the  book  and  other  in- 
formation may  be  had  upon  application  to  Prof.  Beery, 
Pleasant  Hill,  Ohio. 


From  The  National  Humane     Educator,     Cincinnati,. 
Ohio,  June,  1896. 

BALKY     HORSES.— SOUND     DOCTRINE     FROM     EMINENT 
AUTHORITY. 

The  •'Coming  Man*^  in  "Horse  Training"'  is  Prof. 


2^34  TESTIMONY. 

Beery.  \\e  were  lately  in  Springfield,  0.,  where  he 
had  a  two  week's  entertainment,  ^^ddely  arousing  popu- 
lar interest.  His  tent  was  nightly  crowded  with  ladies, 
gentlemen  and  children,  all  intensely  interested. 

The  Springfield  Sunday  Xews  says:  '^'His  work 
was  heartily  appreciated,  and  he  left  a  host  of  friends 
who  will  gladly  welcome  him  hack  to  Springfield.  The 
seed  sown  hy  him  will  bear  an  invaluable  harvest  in  this 
city  and  vincinity.'' 

It  is  not  only  his  skill  and  daring  which  elicits 
praise,  but  his  humane  methods.  Even  his  appliances 
for  subduing  the  most  vicious  and  dangerous  animals, 
are  thoroughly  humane  in  desio-n  and  effect,  yet  so  in- 
genious and  potent  as  to  give  immediate  results. 

In  regard  to  balking  he  says:  ^'Horses  know  noth- 
ing about  balking  until  they  are  forced  into  it  by  bad 
management. 

"We  must  remember  that  our  ways  and  language 
are  just  as  foreign  and  unknown  to  the  horse  as  any 
language  in  the  world  is  to  us;  we  should  never  get 
out  of  patience  with  them  because  they  do  not  under- 
stand us.'"' 

His  chapter  on  Balking  in  his  work  on  '^'Colt  Train- 
ing,'' is  worth  the  price  of  the  book.  He  describes  mi- 
nutely the  causes  of  balking,  and  with  equal  plainness 
gives  the  remedy,  which  every  one  can  understand  and 
use.  In  conclusion,  we  are  glad  of  a.n3'thing  that  sub- 
stitutes reason,  common  sense  and  humane  methods,  in 
place  of  ignorance  and  time-honored  stupidity.    We  are 


TESTIMONY, 


2B5 


glad  to  hail  the  dawn  of  a  better  day  and  to  herald  its 
coming. 

Our  columns  are  open  to  all  such  information,  not 
in  the  interest  of  any  man  or  set  of  men,  but  in  help- 
ing on  the  noble  cause  in  which  we  have  embarked  so 
many  hopes  and  ventured  so  much  of  time,  strength 
and  material  resources. 

AVe  would  also  hail  with  joy,  more  co-operation  and 
encouragement  on  the  part  of  many  who  profess  great 
interest  in  the  cause,  but  whose  conduct  is  at  variance 
mth  their  profession. 


ISHHHr^r^H/l 


TIMELY  FACTS  AND  MAXIMS 

IN     ACCORDANCE     WITH     OUR     SYSTEM     OF     '^COLT 
TRAINING." 


THE   HORSE. 

H.  \Y.  Beecher:  Society  owes  to  the  horse  a  depth 
of  gratitude  a  thousand  times  greater  than  it  does  to 
thousands  of  men  who  abuse  him.  He  has  ministered 
to  progress;  has  made  social  intercourse  possible  when 
otherwise  it  would  have  been  slow  and  occasional,  or 
altogether  impassible;  h^  has  virtualh'  extended  the 
strength  of  man,  augmented  his  speed,  doubled  his 
time,  decreased  his  burdens^  and  becoming  his  slave, 
has  relieved  him  from  drudgery  and  made  him  free. 
For  love's  sake,  for  the  sake  of  social  life,  for  eminent 
moral  reasons,  the  horse  deserves  to  be  bred,  trained  and 
cared  for  with  scrupulous  care.  The  teaching  of  men 
liow  to  do  it  has  been  left  too  long  to  men  who  look 
upon  the  horse  as  an  instrument  of  gambling  gains, 
or  of  mere  physical  pleasure. 


The  famous,  rich  and  powerful  Duke  of  Portland, 
'Master-of-Horse  to  the  Queen),  who  is  devotedly  fond 


TIMELY    FACTS    AND    MA.riMS.  237 

of  animals,  and  one  of  the  leaders  in  the  Animal  Cause 
in  England — has  lately  discarded -all  check-reins  in  his 
great  stables  and  the  Queen  has  followed  suit.  AYe  hope 
these  illustrious  examples  will  be  emulated  b}'  the  rich 
and  influential  of  America  also,  those  who  love  and  fol- 
low all  English  fashions,  who  idiotically  use  the  tight 
check,  "an  instrument  of  torture  and  device  of  Satan" 
as  noted  English  authorities  will  term  it.  The  Duke 
and  Duchess  are  foremost  in  all  the  gi'eat  and  noble 
Animal  reforms  of  the  day. 


J.  S.  Rarey,  the  horse  trainer,  said :  '^Almost  every 
wrong  act  of  a  horse  is  caused  by  fear,  excitement  or 
mismanagement.  One  harsh  word  will  increase  the 
pulse  of  a  nervous  horse  ten  beats  a  minute.  Horses 
know  nothing  about  balking  until  forced  into  it  by  bad 
management.  Any  balky  horse  can  be  started  steady 
and  true  in  a  few  minutes.  I  never  found  one  that  I 
could  not  teach  to  start  his  load  in  fifteen  minutes  and 
usually  in  three. 


Intelligent  horsemen  have  learned  that  kickers,, 
biters  and  balkers  are  natural  results  of  abuse,  that 
not  one  horse  in  a  hundred  is  vicious  until  made  so 
by  cruelty;  that  whipping  a  horse  is  as  mean  and  sense- 
less as  whipping  a  baby,  and  that  the  most  useful,  obe- 


2HS  TIMELY    FACTS    AND    MAXIMS. 

-dient  and  long  lived  horses  are  those  treated  from  birth 
^-ith  kindness  and  common  sens©. 


*'The  whip  is  the  parent  of  stubborness,  but  gen- 
tleness wins  obedience.  There  is  no  such  thing  as  balk- 
in-ess  in  a  horse  that  is  kindly  treated,  and  that  gets 
an  occasional  apple,  potato  or  sugar  from  his  master's 
hand." — Western  Exchancre. 


Budd  Doble,  the  famous  turfman  says:  ^"The  days 
of  whipping  are  past  and  few  attempt  to  force  out  a 
horse  in  that  way.  Many  a  driver  has  lost  a  race  by 
whipping  or  spurring  which  causes  sulks.  I  use  only 
light  taps  of  the  whip;  when  I  ride  I  muffle  my  spurs." 

^^Instead  of  breaking  colts  we  gentle  them.  The 
word  'gentle'  tells  the  whole  difference  between  the  old 
method  and  the  new. — H.  C.  Merwin. 


"When  a  horse  is  afraid  or  excited,  quiet  him  by 
kind  words  and  caress.  An  excited  horse  is  practic- 
ally crazy  and  to  whip  him  is  dangerous,  foolish  and 
cruel.  1  have  known  a  single  blow  of  the  whip  to  balk 
a  spirited  horse.  Whipping  a  balky  horse  is  barbarous 
and  only  increases  balkiness.'' — Benson. 


TIMELY    FACTS    AND    MAXIMS.  2iV,} 

A  valuable  Chicago  horse  became  so  ugly  under  the 
whip  system  that  his  owner  feared  to  drive  him  and 
got  rid  of  him  at  half  cost.  The  buyer  removed  check 
rein,  blinders  and  whip,  treated  him  kindly  and  he  is 
now  a  pet  of  a  timid  lady  who  drives  him  "everywhere/'^ 


A  disciple  of  kindness  bought  a  handsome  horse 
in  Boston  at  a  quarter  his  cost  because  nobody  diired 
to  drive  him.  He  got  him  home  with  difficulty  and  be- 
gan gentle  and  kindly  treatment.  He  is  now  a  kind, 
safe,  reliable  horse  which  can  do  12  miles  per  hour 
with  the  road  wagon,  and  the  former  owner  who  lost 
$300  on  him,  "can't  understand  it."    Kindness  pays ! 


Make  your  horse  your  friend,  not  your  slave. 


What  can  be  more  tor.ehing  than  [lie  sight  of  that 
submissive  confidence — the  humble  obedience  with 
wliich  man  is  appealed  to  by  those  animals  that  support 
his  life  ?  *  *  *  In  man's  brutality  to  these  the  pathos 
<''f  the  brute's  submission  is  overpoAvering. — John  G. 
Shortall,  President  National  Humane  Association. 


APPENDIX. 


The  Foregoing  Prtnciples  Applied   to  Dogs,  Es- 
I'EciALLY    Shepherd  Dogs. 


From  time  to  time  the  friend  of  animals  lias 
discussed  in  a  more  or  less  scientific  way,  the  ideas 
pertaining  to  them.  Perhaps  as  good  anthorit}^  of  a 
lat^  date  as  exists  is  Prof.  Shalerj  dean  of  the  Lawrence 
Scientific  school  at  Harvard,  and  by  the  way  ©f  intro- 
duction we  cite  his  statement  about  the  dog,  which  he 
says  was,  the  world  over,  the  first  living  possession 
of  man  be3'ond  his  owm  kindred.  The  dog  has  been 
so  long  separated  from  the  primitive  species  from  which 
he  sprang  that  we  cannot  place  with  an}'  certainty  his 
kinship  Avith  the  creatures  of  the  wilderness.  Like  his 
master,  he  has  become  so  artificialized  that  it  is  hard 
to  conjecture  what  his  original  state  may  have  been. 

We  cannot  accept  the  view  that  the  dog  is  a  domes- 
ticated form  of  the  wolf,  as  some  suppose,  from  the  fact 
that  it  has  been  found  impossible  to  domesticate  the 
wolf,  and  the  dog  has  shown  no  tendency  to  revert  to 
the  wolf  type  when  allowed  to  run  wild.  On  the  other 
hand  he  shows  entire  hostility  to  the  wolf  and  all  of 
his  kind. 


APPENDIX.  241 

Tlie  most  reasonable  theory  is.  that  tlio  ancc?torn 
of  the  domesticated  dog  were  a  species  that  has  entire- 
ly disappeared  from  the  wild  state. 

One  thing*  is  true,  in  all  countries  the  dog  is  a 
household  pet.  He  is  the  chosen  companion  of  all 
classes  of  people,  and  Cuvier  gives  him  the  distinction 
of  being  the  only  animal  that  has  followed  man  over  thu 
whole  world. 

Dogs  give  faithful  and  valuable  service  in  return 
for  the  protection  they  receive  from  their  masters. 
On  sheep  farms  they  defend  the  flocks,  guide  them 
from  the  pastures  to  the  sheepfold,  and  keep  them 
together  if  night  or  storm  overtakes  them. 

The  dog  is  the  farmer's  best  friend;  he  guards, 
his  poultry  yard  from  nightly  wanderers,  protects  his 
garden  and  house  from  thieves,  and  drives  his  cattle 
afield  and  brings  them  home. 

Innumerable  are  the  stories  which  tell  of  life  and 
property  saved  by  the  timely  warning  given  by  the 
house  dog. 

In  the  cold  Xortliern  countries  where  there  arc 
no  liorscs  or  oxen,  dogs  are  used  to  draw  sleds  over 
ice  and  snow.  In  other  countries  they  are  used  to 
himt  wolves  and  other  wild  animals,  and  sometimes 
they  are  trained  to  follow  criminals. 

There  is  much  reason  for  the  assertion  that  the 
Shepherd  dog,  or  Collie,  is,  on  the  whole,  the  most 
highly  organized,  as  he  certainly  is  the  most  useful 
of  all  dos^s. ' 


242  APPENDIX. 

One  breed  may  rise,  anotlier  fall. 

But  the  Shepherd  dog  survives  them  all. 

The  English  Sheep  dog  or  Drover's  dog,  is  of  an- 
cient origin,  its  early  history  being  involved  in  obscur- 
ity. The  earliest  w^ork  on  the  Shepherd  dog  was  pub- 
lished in  1550. 

It  was  originally  written  in  Latin. 

The  English  dog  is  heavier  and  stronger  than  the 
Scotch  Collie,  aiid  the  original  Spanish  Sheep-dog  is 
a  very  powerful  animal.  When  armed  with  a  spike  col- 
lar he  is  a  sufficient  match  for  the  largest  wolves  that 
infest  the  mountainous  parts  of  Spain.  They  are  very 
ferocious  and  will  allow  no  strange  person  to  approach 
the  flock. 

A  thousand  sheep  require  the  attention  of  two 
men  and  two  dogs. 

The  Mexican  Sheep  dog  is  descended  from  the 
Spanish,  but  is  much  smaller,  though  equally  intelli- 
gent in  his  business  of  watching  herds  and  flocks. 

There  are  now  in  the  United  States  five  different 
kinds  of  Shepherd  dogs:  The  Scotch  Collie,  the  Ger- 
man, the  Spanish,  the  Mexican,  and  the  English,  some- 
times called  the  bob-tailed,  as  this  is  a  characteristic 
of  that  breed;  whether  originally  tailless,  like  Manx 
cats,  or  because  under  the  old  excise  laws,  all  Sheplierd 
Jogs  without  a  tail  were  exempt  from  tax,  (and  for  this 
reason  removed)  is  not  known. 

Of  these  the  Scotch  Collie  is  regarded  as  the  best 
and  is  the  best  known. 

Among  the  moors,  fens,  glens  and  hills  of  Scotland 


APPENDIX.  24B 

he  is  as  claivnisli  as  liis  master^  and  will  not  jnake 
friends  with  the  stranger  who  sto2:)s  witli  tlio  master 
over  night. 

''In  sagacity  he  excels  all  others  of  the  dog  family. 
His  is  not  the  superficial  intelligence  of  the  mere  trick 
dog;  one  look  into  his  hright,  wise  eyes  will  tell  you 
that  antics  and  pranks  are  not  for  him;  a  dog's  life  is 
to  him  quite  too  serious  a  matter  to  be  wasted  in  friv- 
olities; his  mission  is  hard  work;  he  has  duties  to  per- 
form, as  had  generations  of  his  ancestors  before  him. 

Indeed,  cert^iin  parts  of  Scotland  and  England  owe 
all  their  value  for  sheep  raising  purposes  to  the  Collie/' 

We  learn  from  the  ^'^Shepherd's  Calendar"'  that 
"a  single  shepherd  and  his  dog  will  accomplish  more 
in  gathering  a  flock  of  sheep  from  a  Highland  farm  than 
twenty  shepherds  could  do  withont  dogs.  *  ^  *  *  * 
He  is  the  only  dog  on  the  farm  that  earns  his  bread/' 
In  fact  the  valne  of  a  well  trained  Collie  on  a  large 
sheep  ranch  cannot  be  estimated  in  dollars  and  cents. 

Since  the  bench  show  has  come  into  vogue  there 
has  been  too  much  attention  paid  to  mere  type.  The 
working  instinct  is  of  prime  importance^  whereas  we 
often  see  the  favorites  of  the  exhibition  of  no  nse  in 
the  flock. 

Breeding  alone  for  show  is  lowering  the  standard 
of  usefulness  for  the  Collie,  and  it  is  high  time  the  pub- 
lic should  be  reminded  of  the  recognized  standard  of 
a  true  working  Collie,  so  we  will  consider  a  few  of  his 
points.  The  nnder  coat  should  be  thick  and  the  outer 
coat  well  developed,  though  excessive  length  or  weight 
would  only  be  an  impediment  to  his  action. 


:^44  APPENDIX. 

As  brain  room  is  reqiiiredj  the  skull  ought  to  be 
broad  and  somewhat  flat. 

The  muzzle  should  be  tapering,  like  that  of  a  fox; 
and  as  to  his  shape,  a  lithe,  free  and  sweeping  form  is 
requisite,  that  he  may  go  at  full  speed,  no  matter  how 
rough  the  ground,  nor  what  obstacles  he  may  have  in 
his  path.  He  should  have  a  deep  narrow  chest  with 
moderately  long  legs.  His  ears  should  be  small  and  sen- 
sitive, his  tail  carried  low,  but  long  and  curling  upward 
toward  the  end. 

His  coat  is  one  of  the  special  traits  of  the  breed. 

The  under  coat  is  of  thick,  close  soft  hair  and  the 
outer  coat  of  long  coarser  hair,  so  that  the  two  together 
are  impervious  to  rain.  There  are  also  smooth  coated 
Collies;  the  coat  depends  much  upon  climate  and  habits 
of  life.  As  to  colors,  some  writers  claim  that  the  origi- 
nal color  was  black  and  white;  others  say  black  and  tan. 
It  goes  without  saying  that  the  color  is  a  matter  of  no 
real  consequence,  although  at  the  present  time  an  effort 
is  being  made  to  produce  pure  white  Collies.  Most,  of 
them  have  dark  ears  or  spots  on  the  body.  A  pure 
white  puppy  of  this  breed  was  once  presented  to  Queen 
Victoria,  who  has  ahvays  been  a  lover  of  dogs,  and  has 
done  more  than  any  other  ruler  in  the  world  to  encour- 
age kindness  towards  dumb  animals. 

"The  Queen's  Collies  are  very  fine,  but  she  loves 
every  species  of  dog,  from  the  largest  St.  Bernard  to 
the  tiny  King  Charles  Spaniel,,  which  can  be  put  into 
a  coat  pocket.  There  is  a  man  at  Windsor  Castle  who 
does  nothing  else  but  take  care  of  the  dogs,  and  the 


APPP^NUIX.  24.) 

royal  kennels  there  are  of  stone,  and  the  yards  are  paved 
with  red  and  blue  tiles,  and  the  compartments  in  which 
the  little  dogs  sleep  are  warmed  with  hot  water,  and 
they  have  the  freshest  and  cleanest  of  straw  in  which 
to  lie.  There  are  fifty-five  dogs  in  these  kennels,  and 
most  all  of  them  are  acquainted  with  the  Queen.  She . 
visits  them  often  while  she  is  at  the  castle,  and  she  looks 
carefully  after  their  health  and  comforts.  The  dogs  of 
Windsor  Castle  keep  regular  hours.  They  are  turned 
out  at  a  certain  time  each  day  for  their  exercise  and 
sports,  and  they  have  a  number  of  courts  connected  with 
the  kennels,  upon  which  they  scamper  to  and  fro  over 
green  lawns.  There  are  umbrella-like  affairs  on  these 
lawns,  where  they  can  lie  in  the  shade  if  they  wish  to, 
and  in  some  of  them  are  pools  of  water  where  the  dogs 
can  take  a  bath,  and  in  which  they  swim  and  come  out 
and  shake  themselves,  just  as  though  they  were  ordinary 
yellows  dogs,  rather  than  royal  puppies.^^ 

The  disposition  of  the  Collies  is  as  marked  as  his 
other  traits.  ISTaturally  he  is  all  kindness  and  affection. 
Yet  some  writers  who  think  they  know  all  about  dogs, 
tell  us  that  he  is  of  a  cross  and  surly  temper.  It  is  true 
that  when  out  on  a  desolate  moor  for  days  and  months 
he  becomes  suspicious  and  distrustful  of  strangers.  But 
he  rules  a  fioek  of  sheep  much  as  a  good  horseman  con- 
trols a  horse,  by  innate  "force  of  character''  and  not 
by  ferocity.  An  Australian  sheep  owner  writes  of  his 
own  ranch  and  dog  as  follows :  "My  own  Sancho  never 
did  himself  as  much  credit  with  a  small  number  as  with 
a  great  many  sheep.    Tilien  I  was  .riding  on  an  endless 


246  APPENDIX. 

plain  with  the  flock  spreading  out  two  miles,  he  woiikl 
watch  for  me  to  wave  my  hand,  when  all  shouting  would 
be  lost  in  the  distance.  When  he  was  so  far  off  that  I 
could  not  distinguish  him  I  knew  he  was  looking  out 
for  the  signal  of  a  fluttering  handkerchief  to  the  right 
or  left,  and  that  he  could  discern  a  different  motion 
which  meant  "That  will  do.'"  When  the  flock  was  set 
in  the  right  direction,  he  would  make  a  long  bend  and 
come  to  me,  and  without  au}^  orders  keep  each  wing  up, 
first  going  half  a  mile  to  the  left,  and  then  as  far  to  the 
right." 

Before  winding  up  this  branch  of  the  subject,  (after 
w^hich  I  propose  to  illustrate  the  foregoing  theories  by 
an  object  lesson  of  my  own,)  I  submit  the  opinions  of 
another  which  are  so  nearly  my  own  that  I  cannot 
formulate  them  better  than  to  quote  entire.  "The 
Collie  is  one  of  the  coming  dogs  in  America.  If  he 
were  better  known  and  his  usefulness  on  the  fa.rm  more 
widely  appreciated,  he  would  soon  supplant  all  curs  of 
low  degree;  and  as  a  faithful,  intelligent  almost  human 
guardian,  he  would  watch  over  and  attend  flocks  of 
sheep  in  districts  where  now,  because  of  the  midnight 
forages  of  mutton  hungry  mongrels,  sheep  cannot  be 
raised.  They  are  pre-eminently  the  farmer's  dog,  but 
if  anyone  is  in  need  of  a  faithful  intelligent  servant  or 
companion,  let  him  get  a  Collie. 

His  chief  charm  as  a  companion  is  his  great  affec- 
tion and  strong  attachment.  ******** 
The  only  faults  you  will  And  in  him  will  be  his  extreme 
restlessness  and  activity.     He  will  drive  the  chickens. 


APPENDIX.  247 

fit-and  guard  over  the  geese,  here  one  minute,  there  the 
next,  looking  into  this  corner  and  poking  his  nose  into 
that;  forever  on  the  move;  but  while  among  all  breeds  of 
dogs  he  can  be  truly  called  the  policeman,  as  he  is 
always  looking  into  things,  he  is  not  at  all  too  headlong 
in  getting  into  a  scrimmage.' — tWickhamJ 


TRAINING  FOR  SPECIAL  PURPOSES.     HOUSE  AND  YARD. 

A  few  of  the  same  rules  that  I  have  given  for  colt 
training  apply  with  equal  force  to  the  educating  of 
dogs.  Set  it  down  as  a  fact  that  no  animal  will,  of  it- 
self, perform  special  duties  ^nthout  special  training. 
They  may  be  more  or  less  gifted  by  nature,  but  the 
technique  as  artists  say,  of  their  business,  must  be 
taught  them  by  human  agencies. 

It  requires  work  to  train  even  a  shepherd  dog, 
which  is  so  remarkable  for  sagacity  and  willing  obe- 
dience; but  it  well  pays  the  owner  to  bring  to  his  task 
all  the  kindness  and  patience  he  can  command.  You 
cannot  afford  to  hurry  or  lose  your  patience  in  the  least. 

RemembeF  too,  that  but  one  thing  can  be  taught  at 
a  time.  Secure  his  affection  and  respect,  and  your 
final  success  is  certain  if  you  know  what  you  want  to 
accomplish,  and  are  complete  master  of  yourself.  Some 
of  the  treatment  to  which  puppies  are  subjected  by  their 
ignorant,  impatient  trainers,  is  simply  outrageous  and 
entirely  needless. 

It  is  true  that  a  certain  amount  of  coercion  is 
necessary,  with  young  dogs  as  well  as  with  young  people; 


248  APPENDIX. 

but  their  aptitude  for  hearing  is  so  great,  and  they  like 
BO  well  to  be  taught,  that  little  correction  is  needed. 
Never  punish  him  to  compel  him  to  learn,  or  for  fail- 
ure to  understand,  but  only  for  wilfully  refusing  to 
do  what  he  has  already  learned  to  do. 

Your  way  of  communicating  ideas  to  him  is  limited, 
compared  with  speaking  to  a  child;  so  do  not  expect 
him  to  learn  faster  than  a  child,  as  so  many  do  expect. 

He  will  understand  actions  better  than  words,  and 
whenever  possible  you  should  let  him  see  you  do  what- 
.  ever  you  expect  of  him,  freely  using  your  hand  in  giving 
directions. 

In  giving  the  same  order,  use  the  same  word  every 
time.  For  instance,  do  not  say  "fetch"'  at  one  time,  and 
"bring/*'  at  another. 

When  the  lesson,  whatever  it  is,  is. a  failure,  the 
fault  is  more  with  the  teacher  than  the  pupil. 

Take  him  young,  let  no  one  feed  or  pet  him  but 
yourself,  until  he  is  thoroughly  trained. 

The  very  first  thing  to  teach  liini  is  his  name,  and 
this  should  be  short  and  easy  to  speak. 

Teach  him  to  "lie  down,''  to  "come,"  "to  speak," 
and  other  simple  things. 

He  should  have  a  wide,  easy  collar,  which  he  ought 
to  wear  a  while  and  run  about  as  he  pleases.  In  a  few 
days  attach  a  light  chain,  still  letting  him  be  at  liberty, 
or  taking  him  with  you  in  the  fields.  But  in  a  few  days 
it  vnW  be  time  to  commence  guiding  and  restraining 
his  movements.  Take  hold  of  the  chain,  but  at  the  same 
time  coax  him  along  and  reward  him  with  something  he 


APPKXDIX.  249 

likes,  whenever  lie  stops  pulling  at  the  chain  or  cord. 
He  will  very  soon  pay  no  attention  to  the  chain,  but 
keep  up  with  you  of  his  own  accord.  Xever  on  any 
account  drag  him  along  or  break  his  spirit. 

Give  him  his  first  lesson  among  familiar  surround- 
ings where  nothing  will  disturb  him,  that  he  may  give 
all  his  attention  to  the  lesson.  Teach  him  first  to  come 
to  you  in  response  to  the  order  ''Come  here,*'  only  the 
word  ^'come'^  will  have  any  significance  for  him. 

L'se  it  when  you  feed  him,  and  caress  him  when 
lie  responds  to  the  word. 

Xext  teach  him  to  ^"lie  do^^m."  This  is  so  easy  as 
to  need  little  explanation.  But  if  he  is  entirely  unable 
to  comprehend  it,  gently  force  him  down  in  some  nat- 
ural, easy  position,  at  the  same  time  reiterating  the 
command,  ^'lie  down." 

Practice  will  make  him  drop  at  the  word. 

Always  reward  him  with  kind  words  and  caresses. 
If  he  tries  to  get  up  before  ordered,  go  back  to  him, 
saying  ''lie  down,"  going  away  from  him  further  and 
further  and  continuing  it  till  he  will  lie  still  till  you 
L.a  him  to  ''Come,"  or  '''Come  here." 

You  may  next  teach  him  to  ''Speak."  This  you  can 
do  by  means  of  a  piece  of  meat  (or  cheese  of  which  they 
i.:x'  unusually  fond)  which  you  hold  "so  near,  and  yet 
so  far,'*  close  enough  for  him  to  smell  it,  but  draw  it 
cway  again,  making  a  whining  or  barking  noise  your- 
If,  which  in  most  cases  he  will  imitate.  As  soon  as  he 
r  akes  any  attempt  to  bark,  give  him  the  dainty. 

If  you  keep  this  up  day  after  day  it  will  be  but  a 


250  APPENDIX. 

feAv  lessons  tliat  lie  will  require  before  lie  will  bark 
luslily. 

As  in  colt  training,  do  not  give  one  lesson  long 
enough  at  a  time  to  induce  weariness. 

One  'tiling  cannot  be  said  too  often  or  too  im- 
pressively: do  not  be  too  severe  with  puppies.  Tbe 
inajoritv  of  them  are  onlv  too  anxious  to  be  eniraircd 
in  something  to  employ  their  restless  activities,  and 
iney  delight  in  being  made  the  partner  of  your  pur- 
suits, whatever  they  are.  You  will  find  it  necessary 
to  teach  him  other  words,  even  early  in  your  course  of 
training,  such  as  "Steady/'^  "Stop;"'  "Go  on/'  "Over/' 
and  many  more,  as  your  lessons  progress.  The  com- 
mand ''over"  is  wanted  to  make  your  dog  cross  a  fence. 
You  first  take  a  piece  of  board,  in  height  proportioned 
to  the  size  of  your  dog,  and  place  a  piece  of  meat  on 
one  side,  ilie  dog  on  the  other.  Have  the  board  so 
placed  that  lie  can  get  around,  but  to  o^at  the  meat  he 
must  go  over  it.  He  will  try  to  go  around,  but  this 
you  must  not  allow.  After  several  attempts,  the  desire 
for  the  meat  Avill  teach  him  to  jmnp  over  the  board. 
This  ])erformance  you  can  vary,  substituting  a  stick 
lor  the  board.  Hold  tbe  stick  higher  and  higher,  ^ut 
do  not  ever  let  him  go  under.  Be  sure  and  praise  him 
when  he  succeeds  in  jumping  over  the  stick;  he  will 
need  no  other  reward,  when  he  has  once  learned. 

Another  important  lesson  is  to  teach  him  to  "Come 
behind,'"  or  as  the  English  say,  "Come  to  heel.'' 

The  easiest  way  to  do  this  is  to  have  a  stick  of  the 
right  length  with  a  harness  snap  in  the  end  of  it. 


AITKM'IX.  251 

which  you  fasten  into  his  colhir  ring.  With  tliis  you 
-c-an  keep  him  in  position,  althongh  he  will  not  like  it. 
But  he  patient  with  him.  talk  kindly  to  him,  and  as  soon 
as  you  relieve  him  tell  him  to  'Xlo  on,*'  which  he 
will  be  only  too  willing  to  do.  Eventually  you  can  use- 
<i  cord  in  place  of  a  stick,  and  with  a  little  s^^dtch  in  your 
uand  you  cau.  by  a  gentle  tap,  remind  him  to  get  hack 
wjien  he  tries  to  push  ahead,  as  he  will  be  sure  to  do. 

This  last  accomplishment  will  be  found  indis- 
pensable when  you  undertake  to  use  you  dog  in  ihe 
Held;  it  will  save  you  much  wear  and  tear  of  voice  and 
temper. 


FIELD   WORK. 


Eule  1.*— Go  slowly,  but  persevere. 

Rule  2. — Use  no  harshness;  the  dog  wil-l  never 
forget  it. 

Eule  3. — Go  with  him,  and  show  him  just  what 
to  do. 

Rule  4. — If  really  disobedient,  and  you  must  pun- 
ish him,  go  to  him  instead  of  calling  him  to  you. 

ulc  5. — If  compelled  to  correct  him,  never  let 
him  go  away  till  you  are  friends  again:  he  may  run 
off  and  be  ruined. 

Ijiile  6.— "Like  master,  like  dog."  If  you  are 
gentle  with  the  sheep,  he  will  be:  but  if  you  are  rough 
he  will  learn  to  worry  them. 


l!t>Z  APPEXIJIX. 

Rule  7. — Do  not  let  hiiii  follow  any  tecims  or  per- 
sons except  those  employed  by  yon  about  the  sheep. 

Eule  8. — Xever  take  hmi  among  the -sheep  until 
he  is  thoroughly  trained  to  ^^come  here*'  a;id  will  obey 
at  the  word. 

Eule  9. — Train  him  to  notice  the  wave  of  j'our 
hand  whether  to  right  or  left,  according  as  you  want 
him  to  go.  This  is  important,  because  when  it  is 
wind}',  or  he  is  at  a  distance,  he  can  see  signals  when 
he  could  not  hear  3'ou.  Sometimes,  on  a  wide  plain 
he  can  hardly  see  the  hand;  it  will  then  be  necessary 
to  wave  a  handkerchief. 

Holding  it  straight  up  and  still,  signifies  ''That 
will  do."^  Afterwards  you  can  teach  him  to -move  slowly 
to  the  word  "steady.'' 

You  can  control  him  if  too  impetuous,  by  fastening 
a  long  cord  to  his  collar  and  jerking  him  up  suddenly 
when  he  goes  too  fast,  at  the  same  tim^  saying  "steady.'' 

Rule  10. — We  will  say  "'lasth',"  although  in  reality 
the  details  in  training  a  Sheep  dog  to  a  reasonable  degree 
of  perfection  would  require  a  volume;  but  the  tenth 
rule  and  the  first  and  last  of  successful  training  is  not 
to  put  him  to  hard  work  until  he  has  speed  and  strength 
to  run  ahead  of  the  flock  or  around  it.  To  teach  all  that 
can  be  learned  requires  great  patience,  but  results  will 
repay  you.  A  young  dog  is  heedless  and  at  times  trying, 
but  if  he  is  too  severely  dealt  with  you  will  spoil  him. 
Study  his  temper,  and  if  you  must  correct  him,  be 
very  kind  to  him  afterwards.  He  will  remember  both 
the  punishment  and  the  kindness;  but  if  you  are  gener- 


APPENDIX.  25J> 

ally  kind  and  only  severe  now  and  then  his  affection  for 
you  will  survive  the  unplei.:antness,  and  affection  must 
be  the  real  tie  between  you. 

There  is  a  trite  saying  that  "Syhat  man  has  done, 
man  can  do."'  To  illustrate  the  idea  of  patience  and 
kindness  upon  which  I  have  harped  so  much,  I  will  now 
give  some  account  of  mv  own  dog,  a  female,  a  pure 
Scotch  Collie,  now  less  than  tw^o  years  old,  which  I 
trained  from  a  few  months  of  age,  not  for  general  pur- 
poses, but  for  my  own  special  needs.  These  she  has 
so  well  subserved  that  my  personal  and  domestic  affairs 
would  be  sadly  embarassed  by  the  loss  of  her. 

As  my  house  is  some  distance  from  the  post  office, 
I  have  taught  her  to  fetch  and  carry  my  mail.  This 
is  a  convenience  to  me  when  at  home,  as  it  saves  much 
tnne;  being  away  during  the  spring,  summer  and 
autumn  months,  it  is  a  necessity  that  my  mail  should 
arrJYe  and  depart  with  dispatch  in  my  absence,  and 
so  my  wife  makes  use  of  Juno  as  mail  carrier.. 

Animals,  like  men,  are  creatures  of  habit.  It  is  not 
s  -  very  difficult  to  teach  a  dog  to  go  on  errands.  Where- 
ever  you  wish  him  to  go  take  him  regularly  yourself  a 
Jew  times.  He  will  soon  learn  when  you  start  where 
it  is  that  you  propose  to  go,  and  will  be  apt  to  run  on 
ahead  and  get  there  first. 

I  took  Juno  to  the  post  office,  introduced  her  to  the 
postmaster,  to  whom  I  explained  my  idea,  giving  Juno 
the  letters  in  a  little  basket,  the  handle  of  which  she 
held  in  her  mouth. 

In  training  a  dog  for  this  feat,  care  should  be 
.  ken  not  to  have  the  basket  too  heavy. 


254 


APPENDIX. 


I  wrapped  the  handle  of  Juno's  basket  with  soft 
cloth.  I  am  accustomed  to  send  single  books  (my  work 
on  Colt  Training)  to  correspondents,  not  in  the  basket, 
but  fastened  to  it  with  rubber  rings.  The  basket  has 
a  little  bell  on  the  imder  side.  When  the  mail  train 
has  been  in  a  few  minutes.  I  take  down  the  basket  and 
the  bell  tinkles.  Juno  hears  this  and  comes  to  the 
veranda  door,  all  alert  for  the  errand.  I  open  the  door, 
she  comes  in,  pays  no  attention  to  visitors,  or  to  the 
children  (of  whom  she  is  extremelv  fond)  but  attends 
strictly  to  business,  watching  every  motion  of  mine, 
intent  upon  her  important  commission.  I  place  the 
basket  handle  in  her  mouth,  open  the  door  and  say 
^Tost  office"  when  she  bounds  away,  ''swift  as  an 
arrow  to  its  mark.'"  Children  come  out  sometimes  and 
w^ant  to  stop  and  play  with  her:  bnt  ^vith  head  erect 
she  redoubles  her  speed,  and  much  sooner  than  any 
biped  could  go  and  return,  back  she  comes,  to  report 
and  get  a  pat  on  the  head  and  the  "ilood  Juno."  which 
she  expects.  So  rational  a  creature  is  she.  that  she  has 
learned  to  connect  the  whistle  of  the  incoming  train 
with  the  errand,  and  if  I  delay  in  gettino"  out  the  basket 
she  becomes  restless  and  walks  abont  the  veranda,  with 
the  air  of  one  thinking,  "I  wonder  what  he  is  waiting 
for?    Don't  he  know  the  train  is  in?'' 

Juno  performs  several  tricks.  I  have  not  taken  the 
time  from  my  professional  business  to  teach  her  a  great 
many  but  such  as  I  have  undertaken  she  knows  thoro- 
ughly, and  will  never  forget.  At  an  early  age  she  showed 
a  taste  for  climbing,  which  I  indulged  as  far  as  possi- 


APPENDIX.  255 

Lie.  A  step-ladder  furnished  a  route  to  the  top  of  tlie 
grape  arbor.  From  this  I  laid  strips  of  Ijoard  leading 
to  the  stable  lower  roof.  Along  this  she  would  go,  and 
as  she  was  not  yet  satisfied,  I. nailed  cleats  to  uprights 
which  I  set  against  the  gable  of  the  high  barn.  On  top 
of  this  high  roof  is  a  square  tower  with  a  low  railing 
around  its  upper  part  ot  floor.  Juno  goes  to  the  top 
of  this  tower  at  comnuind,  lies  down  facing  nie,  with 
her  fore-paws  hanging  over,  waiting  for  me  to  say 
''That'll  do/'"  which  is  the  sigTial  for  her  to  come  down. 
As  she  enjoys  it  so  well  I  sometimes  stop  her  mid  way 
'and  say  ''Eepeat,"  which  she  does  at  once. 

When  the  weather  is  very  cold  or  it  is  icy  on  the 
roofs,  I  am  very  careful  not  to  require  too  much  of  her. 
]\Iany  are  surprised  to  see  how  quickly,  yet  how  care- 
fully she  makes  the  ascent  and -tlescent.  My  little  son 
can  also  send  her  up  and  call  her  doAAii.  So  many  peo- 
ple say  "How^  I  would  like  to  have  a  dog  like  that!'' 
A^ery  few  people  would  be  willing  to  take  the  pains  to 
ensure  the  result.  There  is  much  in  nature;  there  is 
still  more  in  education.  As  the  weather  is  often  unfav- 
ora,ble  for  out  door  training,  I  have  a  room  in  my  house 
in  which  to  train  and  exercise  Juno  in  her  lessons. 

I  have  arranged  a  teeter-board  on  which  she  and 
my  little  son  teeter  up  and  down.  Anyone  Avishing  to 
arrange  such  a  board,  (and  it  is  great  fun  for  boy  and 
dog  and  spectators)  must  never  omit  several  precau- 
tions; an  important  one  is  to  have  a  little  moulding 
all  along  both  edges  of  the  board  at  the  dog's  end,  so 
that  he  cannot  slide  off  sideways;  and  a  little  chair  is 


l'5f5  APPENDIX. 

a  good  method  of  securing  the  boy's  seat.  Take  off  the 
legs  of  the  chair  and  fasten  it  firmly  to  the  end  of  the 
board,  with  the  back  at  right  angles  to  it.  An  arm- 
chair is  best. 

In  the  middle  of  this  room,  vacant  except  for  the 
exercising  apparatus,  is  a  low  platform,  three  or  four 
feet  square,  eight  or  ten  inches  from  the  floor. 

This  is  the  goal,  or  station,  to  and  from  which 
Juno's  exertions  are  made.  When  she  enters  the  room, 
she  goes  at  once  to  that,  and  waits  for  orders. 

There  is  a  high-backed  chair,  also,  in  one  corner  of 
the  room,  into  which,  at  the  word,  she  gets,  and  put- 
ting her  fore-paws  on  the  back,  she  hides  her  face  to 
say  her  prayers.  Like  some  other  careless  and  per- 
functory worshippers,  she  now  and  then  peeps  out  to 
fiee  what. others  are  doing.  But  she  never  gets  down, 
no  matter  how  much  I  walk  about  and  talk  to  her.  till 
T  say  "Amen.'" 

She  plays  L.iiL  catches  my  hat,  wears  a  cu^luiuu, 
walks  on  her  hind  legs,  and  does  many  other  things 
with  the  greatest  interest  and  eagerness.  Any  and  all 
of  these  tricks  (and  they  may  be  varied  almost  indef- 
initely) are  taught  with  ease  after  the  first  fundamental 
idea  finds  a  lodgment  in  her  brain,  that  is,  that  she  must 
understand  and  obey,  especially  obey.  Always  reward 
your  dog,  both  with  words  and  some  little  treat  of  which 
it  is  fond,  after  a  lesson  or  practice  hour.  The  kind 
words  are  the  most  important.  And  you  can  teach 
him  almost  anything  you  care  to,  without  punishment. 
Encouragement  and  petting  will  do  wonders. 


APPENDIX.  2r>7 

One  frequent  cruelty  practised,  is  that  of  keeping 
a  dog  chained.  A  chain  on  a  dog  is  like  an  overcheck 
on  a  horse,  only  evil  and  that  continually.  Think  of 
the  misery  caused  to  an  active  dog  to  be  fastened  to 
a  chain,  frequently  a  short  one,  in  every  kind  of 
weather. 

How  often  do  we  hear  the  pleading  bark  or  the 
wliining  of  sojue  dog,  made  unhappy  by  being  chaiiiet] 
up,  alone. 

Dogs  are  fond  of  human  companionship  and  a  vi- 
cious dog  that  cannot  be  trnsted  to  run  about  hat),  much 
better  be  humanely  killed  than  to  drag  out  a  wretched 
existence  at  one  end  of  a  chain.  Generally  it  is  this 
very  tying  up  that  makes  him  viciaus. 

A  humane  leaflet  I  saw  recently  most  truthfully 
says :  "People  say,  if  he  is  loose  he  will  run  away.''  To 
be  sure  he  will,  to  keep  from  being  chained  up  again. 
Or,  "he  is  chained  as  a  guard,  to  bark  at  tramps.*'  But 
then  if  he  barks  all  day  whether  there  are  tramps  or 
not,  he  ceases  to  be  listened  to,  and  every  one  knows 
how  to  keep  out  of  the  way  of  a  chained  dog,  or  quiet 
him  by  a  piece  of  poisoned  meat  thrown  near  him. 

There  is  always  danger,  especially  in  hot  weather, 
that  a  tied  up  dog  will  suffer  from  neglect. 

People  wiio  know  that  he  requires  food  and  clean 
water,  are  often  too  careless  to  give  it  to  him — water, 
especiall}',  and  the  constant  thirst  which  comes  fron. 
barking  and  fretting  is  so  great  tnat  these  careless  peo- 
ple would  nearly  go  crazy  if  they  had  to  suffer  it  them- 
selves. 

There  are  other,  and  very  serious  reasons,  which  a 


258  Al'PENDIX. 

Teterinary  surgeon  could  explain,  that  make  it  essential 
to  the  health  of  a  dog,  that  he  should  have  his  liberty 
several  hours  each  day.  There  is  a  kind  of  grass  that 
a  dog  eats  which  has  grejft  medicinal  value  for  him,  and 
his  instinct  alone  tells  him  where  to  lind  it  when  he 
needs  it.  When  tied  up  he  goes  without  it,  and  suffers 
in  cou sequence. 

The  best  way  to  keep  a  dog  tha.t  needs  restraint, 
is  to  put  him  in  a  3'ard  with  a  high  fence.  If  this  is 
not  practicable,  fasten  a  wire  across  any  yard ;  on  this 
put  an  iron  ring,  which,  when  attached  by  a  cord  to 
his  collar,  will  allow  him  to  run  backwards  and  for- 
wards, the  full  length  of  the  w^ire.  The  yard  ought 
to  have  shade- as  well  as  sunsiiine  to  protect  him  from 
too  great  heat  of  the  sun. 

Also  a  dog's  house  should  be  made  with  a  partition 
running  nearly  across  it,  behind  which  he  wall  be  pro- 
tected from  the  wind. 

It  should  be  raised  a  few^  inches  from  the  ground 
to  prevent  dampness,  which  is  one  cause  of  mange,  and 
of  the  disease  called  ''Kennel  Lameness."  Then  there 
should  be  a  sliding  panel  in  the  back  of  the  house  to 
let  in  sun  and  air  when  the  kennel  needs  ventilation  and 
drying.  Give  your  dog  clean  straw,  or  better  still,  clean 
pine  shavings  for  a  bed. 

The  cutting  of  a  dog's  tailand  ears  is  a  barbarous 
practice,  and  is  not  only  very  cruel,  but  liable  to  cause 
serious  disease — ^deafness  and  cankpi-  "i>-n  foll<.\r  mi, 
exposure  of  the  inside  of  the  ear. 

A  dog's  eai-s  should  never  be  pulled  either  in  play 
or  for  punishuient,  for  it  may  cause  deafness.     A  good 


APPENDIX.  259 

combing  and  brushing  is  more  useful  tlian  a  bath. 
Never  use  hot  water  for  washing  dogs;  it  should  be  a 
little  warm  only.  Do  not  allow  a  dog  who  is  fond  of 
water  to  go  in  too  often  after  a  stick;  his  ambition  is 
be3*ond  his  streng-th,  and  a  dog  that  dislikes  water  ought 
never  to  be  thrown  into  it.  If  your  dog  should  be  cross 
and  irritable,  seek  for  the  cause. 

Perhaps  it  is  improper  food,  or  a  tight  collar  or 
something  else  that  you  can  remedy.  Dogs  are  very  sen- 
sitive and  respond  with  pleasure  to  a  kind  word,  while 
harsh  ones  makes  them  miserable.  The  great  Landseer, 
the  famous  painter  of  animals,  owed  much  of  his  won- 
derful success,  not  only  to  his  genius,  but  to  his  love 
for  the  animals  themselves.  He  was  alwayc  partial  to 
dogs  and  seemed  to  picture  their  joys  and  sorrows  in 
a  manner  far  more  eloquent  than  words.  A  lady  once 
asked  the  artist  how  he  learned  so  much  about  dogs? 
"By  peeping  into  their  hearts,"  was  his  reply.  Dogs 
that  he  hr^-,  never  seen  before  would  rush  up  to  him 
with  every  indication  of  delight. 

A  dog  should  be  fed  regularly  twice  a  day.  His 
food  should  be  varied;  meat  and  bones  entering  into  it, 
but  too  much  meat  is  injurious,  and  all  their  meat 
should  be  cooked.  In  summer  boil  a  cabbage  with  it 
3iOW  and  then;  it  is  a  good  antidote  against  the  mange. 
Unless  he  has  considerable  exercise  you  should  not 
feed  too  abundantly. 

Mrs.  Harriet  Bcecher  Stowe  was  very  fond  of  dogs, 
and  always  had  from  one  to  three  about  the  place. 
After  she  became  famous  she  kept  servants,  and  one 


200  ATPENDIX. 

occasion  askiug  the  girl  whose  duty  it  was  to  feed  the 
dogs,  if  they  were  not  hungry,  she  replied :  ^'IS:  o  ma'am, 
I  guess  not;  I  fed  them  all  they  could  eat  day  before 
yesterday/'' 

If  your  dog  should  have  a  fit,  do  not  let  him  get 
out  on  the  ^street,  or  some  stupid  person  may  raise  the 
cry  of  ''mad  dog'^  and  he  may  be  shot. 

Put  liim  into  a  quiet,  dark  place,  wet  his  head  often 
with  cold  water,  and  a  few  hours  after  he  has  recovered 
feed  him  on  bread  and  milk.  I  once  knew  a  dog  that 
had  been  fed  on  salt  fish  and  accidentally  shut  in 
where  he  could  get  no  water.  He  became  almost  crazy 
and  scared  people  nearly  into  fits,  till  one  of  those  per- 
sons who  have  brains  and  use  them  came  along,  and 
said  '"give  him  water  to  drink.''  He  drank  half  a  gallon 
in  a  few  minutes  and  then  licked  the  hand  that  gave 
him  the  bowl  of  water. 

A  great  deal  of  nonsense  has  been  said  and  written 
about  mad  dogs.  In  thirty  years  only  two  deaths  from 
hj'drophobia  have  occurred  in  the  populous  city  of  Bos- 
ton. A  great  many  nK)re  persons  are  struck  by  light- 
ning. If  your  dog  chances  to  eat  anything  thrown  out 
to  poison  rats,  give  him  raw  eggs,  one  after  another,  and 
put  warm  milk  with  a  spoon,  far  back  on  his  tongue, 
closing  his  jaws  with  the  other  l:^nd,  so  that  he  will  be 
compelled  to  swallow  it. 


"BIRD  DOG." 

This  somewhat  vague  title  is  usually,  in  this  coun- 
try, applied  first  to  the  setter  and  next  to  the  pointer. 


APPFXDIX,  261 

both  of  which  are  so  generally  used  for  huntir.g  pur- 
poses. 

There  are,  however,  many  varieties  of  dogs  which 
are  so  used.  Of  the  setter  and  pointer  there  are  sever- 
al varieties,  most  of  them  too  well  kno^vn  to  need  de- 
scription. As  no  one  can  prove,  oven  if  he  so  contends, 
that  "sport,"  so-called,  is  as  important  as  farming,  or 
as  tJie  protection  of  the  home,  so  neither  the  setter  or 
tlie  pointer  is  as  useful  as  the  collie. 

Some  breeds  of  setters  are  very  handsome.  They 
can  be  trained  to  domestic  pursuits,  and  jiuike  nice  pets, 
when  kept  clean;  they  are  not,  however, -as  aiTcctionate 
nor  as  sagacious  as  the  collie. 


THE  ST.  BERNARD. 

k  wonderfully  'adapted  to  rescue  work  in  localities 
where  such  work  is  needed. 

He  derives  his  name  from  St.  Bernard,  of  Menthon, 
who  founded  there  a  Hospice  nine  hundred  years  ago, 
for  the  shelter  of  travellers  between  Italy  and  Switzer- 
land. In  the  midst  of  a  wilderness  hundreds  of  thou- 
sands of  travellers,  during  all  these  centuries,  have  found 
T\dthin  its  hospitable  waUs  genial  welcome,  rest,  food, 
light  and  fellowship.  The  St.  Bernard  dogs  are  trained 
to  search  in  the  snow  for  travellers, and  they  are  wonder- 
fully herioc  and  successful.  Being  very  large  and 
strong  they  can  drag  a  man  quite  a  distance,  and  when 
compelled  to  stop  will  bark  for  assistance.  Many  a 
life  has  been  saved  throucrh  their  efforts. 


262  APPENDIX. 

THE  NEWFOUNDLAND 

dog,  though  not  nearly  as  large,  is  larger  than  the 
collie,  and  as  much  at  home  in  the  water  as  a  quadruped 
can  he.  He  knows  no  greater  pleasure,  apparently,  than 
to  rescue  some  one  from  drowning,  and  to  be  petted 
and  ca:  ssed  for  the  act.  There  are  several  hundred 
species  of  dogs  all  of  which  have  their  good  traits  and 
their  admirers.  Volumes  might  he  written  about  them, 
and  of  the  extraordinary  feats  of  which  they  are  capable. 

Every  day,  in  ordinary  life,  we  see  examples  of  true 
fidelity  and  heroism.  They  are  so  common  as  hardly  to 
be  thought  noteworthy.  We  should  never  come  to  a 
conclusion  if  we  tried  to  recount  all  the  heroic  deeds  ol 
this  valuable  companion  of  man.  Be  kind  and  just  to 
the  dog;  if  he  is  good  and  faithful,  reward  him;  if  he 
has  faults,  kindly  and  patiently  educate  him  out  of 
them.  There  is  no  friend  so  faithful,  no  watchman  so 
keen,  no  detective  so  alert  as  he,  and  there  is  much  we 
may  learn  from  the  society  of  dogs.  At  least  we  can 
leam  constancy,  sincerity,  simplicity  and  the  hateful- 
ness  of  selfishness,  and  the  man  who  hates  dogs  must 
have  something  wrong  about  him. 

One  of  the  signs  of  the  times  and  an  encourag- 
ing one  to  humane  people  generally,  is  the  increasing 
tendency  on  the  part  of  the  secular  and  religious  press 
to  publish  anecdotes  and  other  articles  concerning  dogs, 
'designed  to  exploit  their  noble  traits.  Some  of  the 
best  minds  of  the  age  do  not  hesitate  to  pay  tribute  to 
their  virtues.  From  Sir  Walter  Scott  and  Cooper  to  the 
present  time  there  are  not  wanting  noble  minds  to  rec- 


APPfJNDIX.  263 

Qgnize  the  fact  that  the  Creator  of  all  things  has  en- 
dowed them  with  gifts,  which  under  wise  training,  do 
honor  to  the  Almighty's  handiwork. 

One  of  the  most  touching  and  yet  dignified  acts 
illustrating  the  saying  "the  greatness  of  a  man  con- 
sists in  doing  little  things  with  a  great  mind"  occurs 
to  me  in  this  connection. 

A  friend  of  mine,  William'  P.  Buell,  of  Eichmond, 
Ind.,  (the  well-known  evangejist  and  missionary  lecturer,) 
has  a  fine  Collie,  nine  years  old,  which  he  raised  from 
a  puppy  of  a  few  weeks  old. 

Being  of  splendid  pedigree  and  exceptionally  well 
trained,  she  is  a  great  pet,  not  only  of  the  family,  but 
of  all  who  know  her.  Being  very  sick  all  one  night  with 
spnptoms  of  poisoning,  Mrs.  Buell  went  in  the  morning 
to  the  office  of  Dr.  Hibberd  (the  distinguished  president 
of  the  American  Medical  Association,  which  numbers 
a  hundred  thousands  members)  asking  him  if  he  could 
tell  her  what  to  do;  at  the  same  time  apologizing  for 
ftj;king  advice  about  a  dog.  I  think  Dr.  Hibberd's  re  '  v 
was  grand,  though  quite  in  keeping  T\ith  the  tenor  of 
hiB  life,  full  of  kind  acts,  (no  one  during  his  life  can 
realize  their  number,)  wlien  he  replied :  "I  am  only  too 
^.ad  to  relieve  Buffering  in  any  form,  and  you  can  go 
iiome;  I  will  find  out  what  to  do  and  let  you  know."  In  a 
short  time  he  drove  to  the  home  of  the  Buell's,  and 
gave  full  and  complete  directions  for  treatment;  which 
being  caxefully  followed,  the  beautiful  and  valuable 
aaimal  was  soon  as  well  as  ever.  It  is  in  the  interest 
eg  humane  and  kindly  consideration  for  animals,  and 


^61  APPENPIX. 

also  to  record  such  a  lofty  example  of  compassion,  un- 
alloyed by  the  petty  idea  of  unprofessional  condescen- 
sion which  would  have. prevented  a  man  of  small  cali- 
ber from  dri-^-ing  out  of  his  way  for  a  four  footed  suffer- 
er, that  I  have  used  a  personal  illustration.  The  par- 
ties are  so  well  known  that  publicity  T^-ill  not  harm 
them,  and  that  it  may  be  a  stimulus  to  the  tijnid  and 
faint  hearted  friend  of  animals,  as  well  as  a  tribute  of 
"honor  to  whom  honor  is  due,"  is  my  wish  and  object 
in  relating  the  incident. 

Moral  courage  is  needed  in  the  world  in  all  depart- 
ments of  life;  in  none  more  so  than  in  humane  work 
and  the  training  of  animals  by  himiane  methods,  in 
distinction  from  the  old  time  '"breaking"  customs. 
Kead  the  anecdotes  which  follow,  only  a  few  of  the 
multitudes  that  might  be  given,  and  see  what  others  are 
thinking  and  doing  in  this  "end  of  the  century,"  along 
Buch  lines. 


THE  POWER  OF  ANIMALS  IN  EXPRESSING  EMOTIONS- 
WHY  DOGS  WAG  THEIR  TAILS. 

Few  animals  excel  the  dog  in  the  power  of  express- 
ing emotion.  This  power  is  a  sure  sign  of  an  animal 
wh^ch  i?  habitr'^-lh'  \r>  r-or:t7niuiT'?o'*:'or'.  w.^'!:h  its  fo!l':7'S 
for  certain  common  ends.  There  are  many  reasons 
for  the  tail  being  the  chief  organ  of  expression  among 
dogs.  They  have  but  little  facial  expression  beyond 
the  lifting  of  the  lip  to  show  the  teeth  and  the  dilation 


APPENDIX.  2f>5 

of  the  pupil  when  angry.  The  jaws  and  coiUii^ nous  parts 
are  too  much  ?pecialized  for  the  serious  purp^j^e  ol  seiz- 
ing prey  to  be  fitted  for  sucli  piu-poses  as  they  are  in 
man.  There  is  no  doubt  ttint  hounds  habitually  watch 
the  tails  of  those  in  front  of  them  when  drawing  a 
covert.  If  a  faint  drag  is  detected  the  tail  of  the  finder 
is  at  once  set  in  motion,  and  the  warmer  the  scent  the 
quicker  does  it  wag.  Others,  seeing  the  signal,  instantly 
join,  and  there  is  an  assemblage  of  waving  tails  before 
tlie  least  whimper  is  heard.  When  the  pack  is  at  full 
Qvy  upon  a  scent  the  tails  cease  to  wave^  but  are  car- 
ried aloft  in  full  view. 


THE  QUESTION  OP  TAIL- WAGGING. 

The  whole  question  of  tail-wagging  is  a  very  inter- 
esting one.  xVll  dogs  wag  their  tails  when  pleased,  and 
the  movement  is  generally  understood  by  their  human 
associates  as  an  intimation  that  they  arc  very  happy. 
The  chief  delight  of  wild  dogs,  as  with  modern  hounds 
and  sporting  dogs,  is  in  the  chase  and  its  accompany- 
ing excitement  as  consequences.  When  the  presence  of 
game  is  first  detected  is  invariably  the  time  wlien  tails 
are  wagged  for  the  common  good.  The  wagging  is  an 
almost  invariable  accompaniment  of  this  form  of  pleas* 

emotions  when  in  a  wild  state,  owing  to  some  inoscula- 
tion of  the  nervoiLS  mechanism,  w^hich  at  present  we 
cannot  unravel;  the  association  of  pleasure  and  wag- 
ging has  become  so  inseparable  that  the  movement  01 


20C 


Al^r'KNf)fX 


the  tail  follows  the  emotioD»  whatever  may  call  it  forth. 
An  explanation  of  a  simiilar  kind  may  "be  found, 
from  the  fact  that  dogs  depress  their  tailb  when  threat- 
ened or  scolded.  When  running  away  the  tail  would  he 
the  part  nearest  the  pursuer,  and  therefore  most  likely 
to  he  seized.  It  was^  therefore,  securely  tucked  away 
between  the  hi^id  logs.  The  act  of  running  away  is 
naturally  closely  associated  with  the  emotion  of  fear, 
and  therefore  this  gesture  of  putting  the  tail  between 
the  legs  becomes  an  invai'iable  concomitant  of  retreat 
or  submission  in  the  presence  of  superior  force.—  In- 
dianapolis News. 


DOGS  VERY  SENSIBLE  TO  RIDICULE. 

Another  extremely  human  cliaracteristic  of  the 
dog  is  his  susceptibility  to  ridicule.  Only  in  the  more 
sensitive  natures  of  men  do  wc  lind  contempt,  express- 
ed in  laughter  of  the  kind  that  conveys  that  emotion, 
as  keenly  and  painfully  appreciated  as  among  dogs.  It 
is  possible,  Prof.  Shaler  asserts,  to  drive  certain  hoimds 
away  or  to  quell  their  anger  by  laughing  in  tlieir  faces. 
But  onee  jon  have  cowed  a  dog  b}-  insistent  laughter^ 
you  can  never  hope  to  make  friends  with  hira. 

**A  year  or  two  ago,"  say?  Profe^ssor  Shaler,  "1 
vras  imprudent  enough  to  laugh  at  a  very  intelligent 
dog  in  my  neighborhood,  ho  having  unreasonably 
assaulted  me  at  my  house  door,  where  he  had  been  left 
ft  lonq;  time  to  wait  while  his  owner  \ras  within,  and 


Al'PKNDIX.  2G7 

had  thereby  been  braught  into  an  unhappy  frame  of 
mind.  Sympathizing  with  his  sitnation,  I  preferred 
to  laugh  him  out  of  his  humor  rather  than  to  beat  hhn 
with  my  stick.  I  regret  that  I  did  not  take  the  other 
alternative,  for  I  made  the  .poor  l)rutc  my  implacable 
enemy  by  my  pretense  of  contempt  for  him. 


Only  a  ehort  time  since,  I  knew  of  a  case  in  which 
a. whole  famil^^  would  have  been  burned  to  death  in 
their  house,  in  the  night,  if  the  dog  had  not  barked 
and  waked  them;  and  of  another  case,  in  which  a  whole 
family  would  have  died  in  the  night  from  coal  gas  winch 
was  coming  out  of  the  stove,  if  the  dOg  had  not  barked 
and  waked  tliem. 


There  are  many  books  filled  with  stories  about  the 
good  things  dogs  have  done,  and  many  other  books 
might  be  filled  with  other  stories  Just  as  good.  They 
have  always  been  the  friends  and  companions  of  human 
beings,  and  are  generally  very  kind  to  cluldren.  The 
gi'eat  naturalist,  Cuvier,  who  studied  this  whole  sub- 
ject, thinks  that  men  could  spare  any  other  animal 
Jx-tter  than  they  could  spare  dogs. 

Some  of  the  greatest  and  best  men  that  have  ever 
"lived  have  been  very  fond  of  them.  Such  men  as  Sir 
Walter  Scott  and  Sir  Edwin  Landsecr.  And  poor  men 
often  find  them  their  best  friends.  A  poor,  sick  colored 
man,  sometime  since,  travelled  on  foot  hundreds  of  miles 
to  the  hospital  at  Louisville,  Kentucky,  to  see  if  he 
could  get  cured,  having  with  him  his  dog.    But  lyhen 


they  told  liim  lie  inutt  a.ba>nLluu  his  clog  and  turn  him 
into  the  E^treet,  because  they  would  not  have  any  dc 
in  tlie  hospital,  the  poor  man  took  the  dog  in  his  ann^^ 
and  with  tears  running  down  hi:  face,  said  lie  would 
rather  die  with  liis  dog  than  turn  him  into  the  street 
and  go  to  the  hospital.  I  am  glad  to  say  that  when  they 
found  how  much  he  loved  the  dog.  they  let  the  dog  go 
into  the  hospital  with  him. 


A  traveller  in  Portugal  purt-based  a  native  dog,, 
which  soon  became  much  attached  to  him.  When  spok- 
ell  to  ill  Kngli.-^h,  even  accompanied  by  the  most  expre>i- 
sive  hniks  and  gestures  the  master  could  command,  the 
dog  appeared  puzzled,  and  Ik  seldom  found  out  what 
was  required  of  him,  but  when  his  master  addressed 
him  in  Portuguese — badly  as  his  master  spoke  it,  the- 
dog  joyfully  executed  his  wishes. 

After  a  time  by  repeating  the  words  alternately  In 
Portuguese  and  in  English,  the  dog  learned  the  latter 
as  well  as  the  former,  and  would  obey  as  readily.  But 
the  same  command  given  in  Frencli  reduced  him  to  a 
<tat«'  of  despair  again. 

Afterward  the  dog  was  can-ied  to  France.  After 
living  there  some  time  he  became  so  familiar  with  the 
language  that  he  understood  directions  given  to  him^ 
tiioup^h — perhans  bpcau=e  ho  hnd  nr-rA^r^.  nlr^r.r  o^ri  c^  ■•■><-;T^ 
language  was  harder  to  acquire — he  never  responded 
so  readily  a,s  to  commands  in  Portuguese  and  English. 

I  once  saw  a  little  boy  take  a  splendid  medal  in 
Paris,  France,  in  tliis  way:    On  his  way  to  school  with 


his  little  dinner  basket  he  came  across  a  poor,  half- 
starved  dog,  and  he  pitied  the  dog  so  that  lie  just  opened 
his  dinner  basket  and  gave  the  dog  all  his  dinner,  and 
went  without  himself. 

The  French  society  for  the  prevention  of  cruelty 
to  animals  heard  of  it  and  awarded  him  a  medal,  and 
I  was  present  at  the  annual  meeting  of  the  society,  in 
the  great  hall  of  the  Sorbonne,  when  the  medal  was 
presented. 

When  the  little  fellow's  name  was  called  and  he 
came  forward  to  get  the  medal,  the  whole  vast  audience 
of  French  men  and  women  stood  up  and  cheered  him. 
—Geo.  T.  Angell. 


CAN  DOGS  TALK  ? 

When  engagwl  in  locating  a  railway  in  Xew  Bruns- 
wick, James  Camden,  a  civil  engineer,  was  compelled 
one  night  by  a  severe  snow  storm  to  take  refuge  in  a 
small  farm  house.  The  farmer  owned  two  dogs,  one 
an  old  [[Newfoundland  and  the  other  a  Collie.  In  due 
time  the  farmer  and  his  family  went  to  bed,  the  New- 
foundland stretched  himself  out  by  the  chimney  corner, 
and  Mr.  Camden  and  the  man  with  him  had  rolled  them- 
selves in  their  blankets  on  the  floor  in  front  of  the  fire. 

The  door  of  the  house  was  closed  by  a  wooden  latch 
and  fastened  by  a  bar  placed  across-  it.  Mr.  Camden  and 
his  man  were  lust.  fnllino;  nslcpp  wh'^n  tliey  bcird  the 
latch  of  the  door  raised.  They  did  not  get  up  imme- 
diately, and  in  a  short  time  the  latch  was  tried  again. 
They  waited  a  few  minutes,  and  then  Mr.  Camden 
rose,  unfastened  the  door  and  looked  out.    Seeing  noth- 


"970  APPENDIX. 

ing,  he  retiiniod  to  hi?  hlnnkot?,  but  dirl  not  replace  the 
bar  across  the  door. 

Two  or  tliroe  minutes  later  the  latch  was  tried 
the  third  time.  This  time  the  door  opened  and  the 
Collie  walked  in.  He  pushed  the  door  hack,  walked 
straight  to  the  old  Xewfoimdland  and  appeared  to 
make  some  kind  of  a  whispered  communication  to  him. 
Mr.  Camden  lay  still  and  watched.  The  old  dog  rose 
and  followed  the  other  one  out  of  the  house.  Both 
presently  returhecl,  driving  before  them  a  valuable  ram 
belonging  to  the  farmer,  which  had  become  separated 
from  the  rest  of  the  flock  and  was  in  danger  of  perishing 
in  the  storm.  Kow,  how  did  the  Collie  impart  to  the 
other  dog  a  knowledge  of  the  situation  unless  through 
some  supersense  unknown  to  us? — Ex. 


A  Lcwiston  (Me.)  man  has  a  dog  wiiich  can  not 
only  rake  care  of  himself,  but  the  property  of  his  own- 
er ami  other  people  as  well.  He  pays  no  fare  on  the 
railroads.  If  he  happens  to  be  up  in  New  Hampshire 
^'ith  his  master  and  wants  to  go  home  he  boards  a 
train  and  curls  up  under  a  seat,  and  stays  there  until 
it  is  tijiie  to  ehaiige  cars;  and  in  a  few  hours  he  is 
foimd  entering  the  Lewiston  restaurant  as  if  it  was 
notiii  ng  strange  that  he  had,  travelled  without  a  pro- 
tector or  guide.  In  a  day  or  two  he  will  disappear  and 
show^  up  in  Lancaster,  N.  H.  He  is  the  same  dog  that 
stopped  a  runaway  in  Lewiston  one  time  by  seizing  the 
rein  near  the  bridle  in  his  teeth  and  dragging  dovm 
the  horse's  head.— Humane  Educator. 


APPENDIX.  *2n 

A  NOBLE  DOG  AND  A  GRATEFUL   CAT. 

Mr.  Gilmore,  of  Cedar  Rapids,  said  to  a  friend  one 
day,  "I  want  to  tell  you  about  our  dog  and  cat.''    The 
cat  had  been  an  inmate  of  his  house  for  years,  and  had 
come  to  feel  as  if  she  were  the  head  of  the  family.  One 
day  Mr.  Gilmore  brought  a  big  dog  home.    For  a  lon^; 
time  the  dog  tried  earnestly  to  make  a  friend  of  the 
cat,  but  bl>e  would  only  spit  at  him  and  scratch  hiin 
with  her  claws.    Finally  he  seemed  to  give  up  trying  any 
longed.    One  day  the  cat  was  lying  comfortably  on  the 
lawn  in  the  sunlight,  when  suddenly  a  large,  yellow  dog 
jumped  over  the  gate  and  had  nearly  reached  her,  when 
the  old  house  dog  bounded  off  the  porch  and  his  teeth 
closed  in  the  strange  dog's  neck.     One  strong  shakt 
sent  the  intruder  away  howling  with  pain.     The  old 
dog  marched  back  to  his  place  on  the  porch  and  laid 
down  agam.     The  cat  got  up  from  her  place  on  the 
grass  and  looked  at  him;  walked  toward  the  steps  and 
look  again.     The  old  dog  lay  with  closed  eyes,  and 
gave  her  no  attention.    She  stood  on  the  first  step  and 
looked  at  him  again.    Then  she  worked  her  way  up  to 
the  porch  floor,  but  the  dog  never  moved.    Finally  she 
went  and  laid  down  between  his  great  fore  paws  and 
put  her  face  close  to  his.     "And,"  said  Mr.  Gilmore, 
"that  dog  and  cat  have  been  like  David  and  Jonathan 
ever  since.''    All  the  eat  needed  was  knowledge  of  the 
dog's  nature,  which  hitherto  she  had  lacked.     She  had 
already  misjudged  him,  but  just  as  soon  as  she  realized 
that  he  was  a  noble,  true  and  brave  old  friend,  she  gave 
herself  to  him  with  all  her  heart. 


THE  BEERY  TRAINING  APPLIANCES. 

Few  horse  owners  realize  what  it  means  to  have  a 
set  of  my  appliances.  If  you  have,  or  ever  expect  to 
have,  a  colt  to  break,  the  use  of  these  appliances  will 
enable  you  to  do  the  work  in  half  the  time,  with  less 
harshness  to  the  colt  than  any  other  plan,  and  make 
a  more  valuable  horse  out  of  him.  If  any  horse  you 
now  own,  or  may  own  in  the  future,  has  any  annoy- 
ing habit,  the  use  of  these  appliances,  will  completely 
cure  him  in  an  incredibly  short  time.  You  will  real- 
ize that  it  is  one  of  the  best  investments  you  ever 
made.  They  are  made  of  good  leather  and  sewed 
throughout— not  a  rivet  in  them. 

The  appliances  are  divided  into  three  groups,  and 
if  you  do  not  care  for  all  the  parts,  the  first  and  sec- 
ond groups  are  sufficient  to  subdue  any  horse.  The 
first  group  is  simply  invaluable  in  training  a  colt  or 
taking  the  conceit  out  of  a  horse  that  has  a  bad  habit 
of  any  kind.  There  are  many  "family  horses"  with 
some  little  annoying  habit  that  they  endure  because 
they  think  it  can  not  be  cured.  With  these  appli- 
^ances  the  habit  can  be  removed.  Considerable  profit 
to  the  owner  of  a  set  of  these  appliances  can  be 'made 
by  a  moderate  charge  for  the  use  of  them  in  the 
n  ighborhood. 

ALL  KINDS  OF  HORSES, 

the  wild,  vicious— the  regular  "man-eater"  kind,  the 
tricky  and  dangerous  biters  and  kickers,  the  shyers 
at  street  cars  and  automobiles,  horses  that  won't 
stand  quiet,  horses  that  do  not  obey  instantly  the 
command  "Whoa,"  horses  afraid  of  umbrellas,  horses 
that  do  not  drive  single  as  well  as  double,  those  that 
pull  on  the  bit,  etc,  etc 

There  is  no  liabit,  I  care  not  of  how  long  standing, 
that  can  not  be  removed  by  these  appliances— and 
that  permanently.  Any  horse,  no  matter  how  pow- 
erful he  may  be,  is  rendered  completely  helpless,  and 
is  brought  absolutely  under  control.  They  should  be 
in  the  stable  of  every  horse  owner. 

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(See  next  page  for  illustrations.) 

Contains  all  the  features  necessary  to  be  used  on 
any  horse,  from  the  worst  runaway  kicker  to  the  most 
gentle  colt. 

In  consequence  of  the  different  ways  it  can  be 
used,  it  meets  every  requirement  expected  of  a  bit. 


When  this  bit  is  shown  and  personally  explained 
to  horsemen,  they  quickly  see  the  great  advantage  i^ 
has  over  all  other  bits,  and  its  sale  is  a  foregone  con- 
clusion. 

It  has  INSTANT  control  over  UNRULY  HORSES 
and  does  not  lacerate  or  injure  the  mouth.  Hard 
pullers  are  easily  driven.  It  is  the  best  bit  ever  in- 
vented  for  colts.  It  is  made  of  expensive  gun  metal 
and  handsomely  finished.  Guaranteed  for  five  years- 
The  various  adjustments  for  use  on  different  kinds  of 
liorses  make  it  unequalled  for  driving  double,  as  also 
for  a  horse  that  side  reins,  or  lolls  the  tongue  out  of 
the  mouth.  Every  horse  owner  needs  one  or  more  of 
these  bits. 

Price,  handsomely  finished  with  nickel  plate  -H  50 
each,  two  for  .$2.75, 

X  C  (White  metal)  or  .Japanned  (Black  finish  i 
$1.00  each,  two  for  $1.85. 

Sent  postpaid  on  receipt  of  price. 

Send  for  complete  descriptive  circular. 

JJi:3SE  BEERY,  Pleasant  Hill..  Ohio. 
Bit  Department. 


ILLUSTRATED  HERE. 

Fig.  1  shows  its  application  on  a  Gentle  Hoi'se,  or  Colt,  wHich  nee«[« 
nothing  severe. 

Fig.  2  shows  its  application  on  a  Shying  or  Nervous  Horse,  becoming 
severe  only  when  the  driver  draw.«  on  the  lines,  and  easy  when  not— thui 
it  can  be  applied  at  any  moment  needed. 

Fig.  3  illustrates  a  still  more  po\v«M'ful  method  of  application  wherebf 
the  most  vicious,  kicking  or  runaway  Horse  or  Mule  is  Instantly  over- 
come and  brought  to  .subjection. 

Fig.  4  adjusted  for  Side  Reiners.  The  large  rings  move  freely  on  the 
bar,  and  the  small  rings  can  be  us»il  alone,  or  turned  forward  in  connec- 
tion with  the  large  rings  to  obtain  the  various  needs  of  all  classei  of 
horses,  and  this  without  the  lea.*Mninrv  to  the  horse's  mouth. 

PROR  JESSE  BEERY,  Pleasant  Hill,  Ohio. 


Patented 


